Patent ID: 8967810
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of locating the scleral spur including the steps of: a. providing computerized imaging apparatus for imaging the anterior chamber of the eye including several millimeters of adjacent sclera; b. creating an image of the anterior chamber of the eye including several millimeters of adjacent sclera; c. creating a first indicator aligned with the scleral-uveal interface on the image of the anterior chamber of the eye, said indicator can be a line or any form, shape or color following the scleral-uveal interface; d. creating a second indicator aligned with the corneal-aqueous interface on the image of the anterior chamber of the eye, said indicator can be curvilinear or any form, shape or color following the corneal-aqueous interface; e. locating the intersection point of the first indicator and the second indicator; and, f. using the intersection point of the first indicator and the second indicator as the location of the scleral spur for measurements of the anterior chamber of the eye.