Apparatus and method for non-contact, acoustic resonance determination of intraocular pressure
Abstract
Apparatus and method for measuring intraocular pressure changes in an eye under investigation by detection of vibrational resonances therein. An ultrasonic transducer operating at its resonant frequency is amplitude modulated and swept over a range of audio frequencies in which human eyes will resonate. The output therefrom is focused onto the eye under investigation, and the resonant vibrations of the eye observed using a fiber-optic reflection vibration sensor. Since the resonant frequency of the eye is dependent on the pressure therein, changes in intraocular pressure may readily be determined after a baseline pressure is established.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869670
- Patent Number(s):
- 5375595
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of Calif. (Alameda, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; method; non-contact; acoustic; resonance; determination; intraocular; pressure; measuring; changes; eye; investigation; detection; vibrational; resonances; therein; ultrasonic; transducer; operating; resonant; frequency; amplitude; modulated; swept; range; audio; frequencies; human; eyes; resonate; output; therefrom; focused; vibrations; observed; fiber-optic; reflection; vibration; sensor; dependent; readily; determined; baseline; established; amplitude modulated; pressure changes; pressure therein; acoustic resonance; resonant frequency; ultrasonic transducer; vibration sensor; intraocular pressure; resonances therein; human eye; pressure change; /600/
Citation Formats
Sinha, Dipen N, and Wray, William O. Apparatus and method for non-contact, acoustic resonance determination of intraocular pressure. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Sinha, Dipen N, & Wray, William O. Apparatus and method for non-contact, acoustic resonance determination of intraocular pressure. United States.
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"Apparatus and method for non-contact, acoustic resonance determination of intraocular pressure". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869670.
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title = {Apparatus and method for non-contact, acoustic resonance determination of intraocular pressure},
author = {Sinha, Dipen N and Wray, William O},
abstractNote = {Apparatus and method for measuring intraocular pressure changes in an eye under investigation by detection of vibrational resonances therein. An ultrasonic transducer operating at its resonant frequency is amplitude modulated and swept over a range of audio frequencies in which human eyes will resonate. The output therefrom is focused onto the eye under investigation, and the resonant vibrations of the eye observed using a fiber-optic reflection vibration sensor. Since the resonant frequency of the eye is dependent on the pressure therein, changes in intraocular pressure may readily be determined after a baseline pressure is established.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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