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Method and device for detecting deposits in the eye

US9320436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG · DE

Inventors

Christoph Russmann · Jena, DE
Martin Hacker · Jena, DE
Manfred Dick · Gefell, DE
Ingrid Hilger · Jena, DE
Werner Kaiser · Langquaid, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2010
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B5/4064
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and devices for detecting deposits, in particular amyloid plaques, in the eye, in particular in the human eye. The subject is an optical method for detecting deposits, in particular β-amyloid, in the retina, which is locally resolved and wherein the local resolution is better than the layer thickness of individual layers of the retina. The invention includes a device for optically detecting β-amyloid in the retina, which generates a locally resolved image of the retina and wherein the local resolution is better than the layer thickness of individual layers of the retina.

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