Optical coherence tomography as a rapid, accurate, non-contact method of visualizing the palisades of Vogt

US9980641B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education · US

Inventors

• Kira Lynn Lathrop · Glenshaw, US
• Joel S. Schuman · Wayland, US
• Lawrence Edward Kagemann · Silver Spring, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 1, 2012
• Grant date: May 29, 2018
• Expiry date: Jul 8, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16Z99/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The innovation provides for a system and method available to image and visualize the palisades of Vogt via a non-contact process, analyze the image volumes acquired, evaluate the status of the palisades of Vogt from the data represented therein, and display the data in real-time or as a part of a medical record for ongoing consideration and evaluation.