Patent Document ID: 9226654
Application ID: 13457349
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of analyzing an abnormality in the retinal layers of the eye, said method comprising: collecting three dimensional optical coherence tomography (OCT) intensity data of the retinal layers of the eye including the abnormality; segmenting the OCT intensity data to identify the boundaries of the abnormality; determining a first representative value associated with the identified abnormality; determining a second representative value associated with the identified abnormality, said first and second representative values being selected from the following characteristics of the identified abnormality: average intensity of the data within the boundaries of the abnormality; uniformity of the intensity of the data within the boundaries of the abnormality; shape of the abnormality; size of the abnormality; blood flow within the abnormality; and location of the abnormality; provided, however, that the characteristic selected for the first representative value is different from the characteristic selected for the second representative value; classifying the abnormality based on the first and second representative values using predetermined criteria; and displaying or storing the classification.