Computer-aided retinal photocoagulation system

Steven F. Barrett; Cameron H. G. Wright; Maya Ratna Jerath; R. Stephen Lewis II; Bryan C. Dillard; Henry Grady Rylander III; Ashley J. Welch

doi:10.1117/12.227101

1 January 1996 Computer-aided retinal photocoagulation system

Steven F. Barrett, Cameron H. G. Wright, Maya Ratna Jerath, R. Stephen Lewis II, Bryan C. Dillard, Henry Grady Rylander III, Ashley J. Welch

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 1, Issue 1, (January 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.227101

Abstract

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin's Biomedical Engineering Laser Laboratory and the U. S. Air Force Academy's Department of Electrical Engineering are developing a computer-assisted prototype retinal photocoagulation system. The project goal is to rapidly and precisely automatically place laser lesions in the retina for the treatment of disorders such as diabetic retinopathy and retinal tears while dynamically controlling the extent of the lesion. Separate prototype subsystems have been developed to control lesion parameters (diameter or depth) using lesion reflectance feedback and lesion placement using retinal vessels as tracking landmarks. Successful subsystem testing results in vivo on pigmented rabbits using an argon continuous wave laser are presented. A prototype integrated system design to simultaneously control lesion parameters and placement at clinically significant speeds is provided.

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Steven F. Barrett, Cameron H. G. Wright, Maya Ratna Jerath, R. Stephen Lewis II, Bryan C. Dillard, Henry Grady Rylander III, and Ashley J. Welch "Computer-aided retinal photocoagulation system," Journal of Biomedical Optics 1(1), (1 January 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.227101

Published: 1 January 1996

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