APPARATUS FOR RETINA PHOTOTHERAPY

摘要

A process for using a retinal photostimulation device involves limiting multiple or repeated uses of the device during a particular treatment cycle. Ordinarily a physician would not want to repeat multiple photostimulation treatments on a patient in a short period time. The process would prevent such retreatment during a single treatment cycle where the retina for any subsequent treatment biometrically matches the retina for an earlier treatment. Such subsequent treatments would be permitted within a predefined period of time after the earlier treatment. Such subsequent treatment may also be permitted where the retinas do not biometrically match.

主权项

1. A process for performing retinal photostimulation, comprising the steps of:
providing a retinal photostimulation device comprising a radiant energy source and projection optics configurable so as to target a retina of a person, a camera configurable so as to focus on and capture an image of the retina of the person simultaneously with the targeting of the retina by the radiant energy source and the projection optics, a monitor configurable so as to display the image of the retina captured by the camera, and electronic memory configured to record one or more images of the retina captured by the camera; beginning a treatment cycle for a patient using the retinal photostimulation device; registering the patient for a first treatment during the treatment cycle, including recording in a patient file in the electronic memory the patient's name, a date and time for the first treatment, and an image of a retina of the patient corresponding to the first treatment; applying a plurality of radiant beams from the radiant energy source to at least a portion of the retina of the patient so as to effect the first treatment contemporaneously with the date and time for the first treatment; recording in the patient file a post-treatment image of the retina of the patient corresponding to the first treatment; and ending the treatment cycle for the patient.