Patent ID: 9198572
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B,A61F,G02C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining an appropriate presbyopia treatment modality for an eye of a patient, the eye having a vision deficiency, the apparatus comprising: a first input configured to receive a first induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a first viewing condition; a second input configured to receive a second induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a second viewing condition; a first module configured to determine the difference between the first induced metric and the second induced metric; a second module configured to determine an accommodation characteristic of the eye if the difference between the first induced metric and second induced metric does not exceed a predetermined threshold; a third module configured to determine a residual accommodation of the eye based on the accommodation characteristic; a fourth module configured to receive an ocular aberration measurement of the eye; and a fifth module configured to determine a presbyopia treatment modality for the eye based on the residual accommodation and the ocular aberration measurement.