METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF OCULAR INFLAMMATION

摘要

Systems and methods to improve the detection and classification of inflammation in the eye are presented. The inflammatory markers in image data can be graded by comparing identified and extracted characteristics from the images with characteristics derived from a set of images of eyes from a general population of subjects. The image data can be divided into sub-regions for analysis to better isolate the true inflammatory markers from the impacts of cataracts or other opacities. In another embodiment, the location of an imaging beam can be controlled to minimize the impact of lens opacities from the collected data used to analyze the inflammation state of an eye.

主权项

1. A method for automatically analyzing images of an eye of a patient in order to grade haze or flare, comprising:
collecting image data of the eye of the patient; identifying and extracting characteristics within the image data related to haze or flare; comparing the identified and extracted characteristics with characteristics derived from a set of images of eyes from a population of subjects to grade the haze or flare of the collected images; and reporting or storing the determined grade.