Patents by Inventor Karen E. Thorn

Karen E. Thorn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for improving both lateral and axial resolution in ophthalmoscopy
    Patent number: 7364296
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of optical imaging comprising providing a sample to be imaged, measuring and correcting aberrations associated with the sample using adaptive optics, and imaging the sample by optical coherence tomography. The method can be used to image the fundus of a human eye to provide diagnostic information about retinal pathologies such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, or diabetic retinopathy. The invention further provides an apparatus comprising an adaptive optics subsystem and a two-dimensional optical coherence tomography subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Donald T. Miller, Ravi S. Jonnal, Junle Qu, Karen E. Thorn