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Aberrometer having reduced noise

US7874674B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2007
Grant dateJan 25, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B3/1015
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for facilitating determination of centroids of image spots in an image containing an array of image spots generated by an aberrometer, the image comprising a first plurality of pixels each pixel having a corresponding intensity value, the method comprising calculating an average intensity value for a second plurality of pixels in a perimeter around a pixel, the average calculated using a subset of the second plurality exclusive of at least a portion of the pixels in the perimeter.

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