Patent ID: 9155489
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnosis of a disease or disorder in a subject, said method comprising: (a) activating or inhibiting non-visual retinal pathways in the subject's eye using one or more frequencies of light directed to one or more discrete areas of the subject's retina, (b) measuring brain activity before, during, and/or after activation or inhibition of the non-visual retinal pathways, (c) comparing the measured brain activity in step (b) to a database comprising brain activity measured from activating non-visual retinal pathways using one or more frequencies of light in subjects with known diseases or disorders, and (d) diagnosing the subject as having the disease or disorder where their brain activity is similar to the brain activity of a subject known to have the disease or disorder.