IP Library Granted Patent US 9,936,866
Granted Patent B2
US 9,936,866 · App. 14/389,725 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Adjusting laser treatment in response to changes in the eye

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Patent No.
US 9,936,866
App. No.
14/389,725
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to certain embodiments, a system comprises one or more memories and one or more processors. The one or more memories store optical data from an optical recorder comprising at least two optical data sets by: receiving a first optical data set of an eye with a pupil having a first pupil size; and receiving a second optical data set of the eye with the pupil having a second pupil size. The one or more processors determine a pseudo-rotation related to a pupil size change, receive a measured cyclotorsion, calculate an actual cyclotorsion from the measured cyclotorsion and the pseudo-rotation, and adjust a laser treatment according to the actual cyclotorsion.

Claims (61)

1. A method comprising:

storing, by one or more memories, optical data from an optical recorder comprising at least two optical data sets by:

gathering a first optical data set of an eye with a pupil having a first pupil size; and

gathering a second optical data set of the eye with the pupil having a second pupil size;

determining, by one or more processors, a pseudo-rotation related to a pupil size change, a pseudo-rotation being a fake rotation where the eye just appears to be rotating;

receiving, by the one or more processors, a measured cyclotorsion, a cyclotorsion being a real or actual rotation of the eye;

calculating, by the one or more processors, an actual cyclotorsion from the measured cyclotorsion and the pseudo-rotation by subtracting the pseudo-rotation from the measured cyclotorsion; and

adjusting, by the one or more processors, a laser treatment to compensate for the actual cyclotorsion.

2. The method of claim 1 , the determining the pseudo-rotation related to the pupil size change further comprising:

determining a first coordinate set indicating a first location of a feature of the eye from the first optical data set;

determining a second coordinate set indicating a second location of the feature of the eye from the second optical data set;

calculating a coordinate difference between the first coordinate set and the second coordinate set; and

calculating the pseudo-rotation using the coordinate difference.

3. The method of claim 2 , the calculating the pseudo-rotation using the coordinate difference further comprising:

calculating a pupil size difference between the first pupil size and the second pupil size; and

determining the pseudo-rotation from the pupil size difference and the coordinate difference.

4. The method of claim 2 , the calculating the pseudo-rotation using the coordinate difference further comprising:

calculating a pupil size difference between the first pupil size and the second pupil size; and

determining a function from the pupil size difference and the coordinate difference, the function describing a relationship between a change in the coordinates with respect to a change in the pupil size.

5. The method of claim 2 , the feature of the eye comprising at least a portion of a limbus of the eye, at least a portion of an iris of the eye, an apex or vertex of a cornea of the eye, at least a portion of an iris of the sclera, one or more blood vessels, at least a portion of an iris of the pupil, or a pupil center of the eye.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of a selected pupil size for the laser treatment; and

determining a laser treatment pattern to perform the laser treatment for the selected pupil size.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the selected pupil size is a user input.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the selected pupil size is measured by the image recorder.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing the laser treatment only after receiving next optical data indicating that the pupil has a selected pupil size.

10. The method of claim 1 , the image recorder comprising an eye-tracking device.

11. The method of claim 1 , the adjusting the laser treatment according to the actual cyclotorsion further comprising:

adjusting the laser treatment in real time.

12. A system comprising:

one or more memories configured to store optical data from an optical recorder comprising at least two optical data sets by:

receiving a first optical data set of an eye with a pupil having a first pupil size; and

receiving a second optical data set of the eye with the pupil having a second pupil size; and

one or more processors configured to:

determine a pseudo-rotation related to a pupil size change, a pseudo-rotation being a fake rotation where the eye just appears to be rotating;

receive a measured cyclotorsion, a cyclotorsion being a real or actual rotation of the eye;

calculate an actual cyclotorsion from the measured cyclotorsion and the pseudo-rotation by subtracting the pseudo-rotation from the measured cyclotorsion; and

adjust a laser treatment to compensate for the actual cyclotorsion.

13. The system of claim 12 , the determining the pseudo-rotation related to the pupil size change further comprising:

determining a first coordinate set indicating a first location of a feature of the eye from the first optical data set;

determining a second coordinate set indicating a second location of the feature of the eye from the second optical data set;

calculating a coordinate difference between the first coordinate set and the second coordinate set; and

calculating the pseudo-rotation using the coordinate difference.

14. The system of claim 13 , the calculating the pseudo-rotation using the coordinate difference further comprising:

calculating a pupil size difference between the first pupil size and the second pupil size; and

determining the pseudo-rotation from the pupil size difference and the coordinate difference.

15. The system of claim 13 , the calculating the pseudo-rotation using the coordinate difference further comprising:

calculating a pupil size difference between the first pupil size and the second pupil size; and

determining a function from the pupil size difference and the coordinate difference, the function describing a relationship between a change in the coordinates with respect to a change in the pupil size.

16. The system of claim 13 , the feature of the eye comprising at least a portion of a limbus of the eye, at least a portion of an iris of the eye, an apex or vertex of a cornea of the eye, at least a portion of an iris of the sclera, one or more blood vessels, at least a portion of an iris of the pupil, or a pupil center of the eye.

17. The system of claim 12 , the one or more processors further configured to:

receive a selection of a selected pupil size for the laser treatment; and

determine a laser treatment pattern to perform the laser treatment for the selected pupil size.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the selected pupil size is a user input.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the selected pupil size is measured by the image recorder.

20. The system of claim 12 , the one or more processors further configured to:

perform the laser treatment only after receiving next optical data indicating that the pupil has a selected pupil size.

21. The system of claim 12 , the image recorder comprising an eye-tracking device.

22. The system of claim 12 , the adjusting the laser treatment according to the actual cyclotorsion further comprising:

adjusting the laser treatment in real time.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY DEED OF ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE APRIL 8, 2019 Recorded Dec 10, 2019
From: NOVARTIS AG
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 051454/0788 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2014
From: LEMONIS, SISSIMOS; ABRAHAM, MARIO
To: WAVELIGHT GMBH
Reel/Frame 034149/0343 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2014
From: WAVELIGHT GMBH
To: NOVARTIS AG
Reel/Frame 034149/0370 →