Patent ID: 7942526
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A61B,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. An eye health measurement and storage system, comprising: a plurality of macular-pigment measurement machines for measuring macular pigment density in humans, each of said macular-pigment measuring machines including a device for receiving macular pigment data from a patient, at least one data transfer port, and at least one processor that enables the transfer of said macular pigment data from said transfer port; a plurality of computers each of which is associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of macular-pigment measuring machines, each of said computers including a first port coupled to said data transfer port of said corresponding macular-pigment measurement machine for receiving said macular pigment data, each of said computers including a second port for transferring patient data, and each of said computers including an input device for receiving patient information including at least three of the group consisting of eye color, age, gender, smoking status, previously diagnosed eye disease, intake of nutritional supplements, and diet, wherein said patient information and said macular pigment data are used to calculate a risk assessment indication for determining the likelihood of said patient being inflicted with macular degeneration, said risk assessment indication being used to provide a recommendation for a first daily dosage of zeaxanthin or a second daily dosage of zeaxanthin; and a central host remotely located from and coupled to said second ports on each of said plurality of computers, said central host including a storage device for storing said patient information and said macular pigment data for future use by said patient.