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Opthalmological apparatus

US7360894B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 2005
Grant dateApr 22, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B3/125
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an ophthalmological apparatus, how scattering at an eye under measurement and a contact lens affects how the eye sees is shown by measuring scattering when the contact lens is worn and by comparing a retinal image obtained with aberration and the scattering taken into account and a retinal image obtained with only the aberration taken into account. An aberration measurement section obtains the aberration of the eye under measurement. An other-components measurement section obtains other components other than the aberration component based on a point light-source image caused by each Hartmann plate. A scattering-level calculation section obtains a coefficient expressing the level of scattering based on the other components and the aberration. A simulation section generates a retinal image or data indicating how the eye under measurement sees with the measured aberration and the other components taken into account, based on the aberration and the coefficient.

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