SCANNING OCULAR WAVEFRONT SENSOR FOR CHARACTERIZING OPTICAL QUALITY ACROSS RETINAL ECCENTRICITY

Ocular wavefront sensing technology has been a game changer in the field of ophthalmology and optometry (refractive and cataract surgery, and contact lens) over the past 2 decades. However, its applications have been limited to the central retina (fovea). A new emerging application of this technology is myopia which is a global public health concern that is expected to affect 50% of the world’s population by 2050. Among many theories for cause of myopia development/progression, one of the most popular ones is the peripheral optics of the eye. There is a huge demand for developing a diagnostic tool to characterize the peripheral optics. This tool if successful, will be critical to developing an optical intervention to control myopia progression.

App TypeCase No.CountryPatent/Publication No.
InquirePCT2023-022PCTWO 2024/229246./A1