Two camera off-axis eye tracker for laser eye surgery
US6322216A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2009/00897
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improved laser eye surgery and/or eye tracking systems, methods, and devices make use of two image capture devices, generally with both image capture devices disposed off the optical axis of the eye and/or any laser delivery system. This provides an enhanced imaging contrast for an imaging capture device such as a camera with a charge-couple device (CCD), particularly when using infrared imaging to track a pupil of the eye. The two off-axis cameras may be used independently to track movements of the pupil along two orthogonal lateral axes of the eye (often called X-Y tracking), and may also indicate a position of the eye along the optical or Z axis.
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