WARM WHITE LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING OF DIGITAL IMAGES DURING MICROSURGERY

    公开(公告)号:US20220400241A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17659124

    申请日:2022-04-13

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: A method for enhancing digital images during a microsurgery, e.g., an eye surgery, includes collecting digital images of target anatomy using a digital camera as the target anatomy is illuminated by warm white light. The method includes identifying, via a processor in communication with the digital camera, a predetermined stage of the microsurgery. Within the images, the processor digitally isolates a first pixel region, e.g., a pupil pixel region, from a second pixel region, e.g., an iris pixel region, and adjusts a characteristic of constituent pixels thereof. The method, possibly recorded as instructions in a computer-readable medium, may be used to enhance a red reflex at predetermined stages of an eye surgery. A system includes a lighting source for emitting warm white light having a color temperature of less than about 4000° K, the camera, and the processor.

    SURGICAL APPLICATIONS WITH INTEGRATED VISUALIZATION CAMERA AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

    公开(公告)号:US20210169320A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US17108481

    申请日:2020-12-01

    Applicant: ALCON INC.

    Abstract: A system for guiding an ophthalmic procedure is disclosed. The system includes a housing assembly with a head unit configured to be at least partially directed towards a target site in an eye. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) module and stereoscopic visualization camera are at least partially located in the head unit and configured to obtain a first set and a second set of volumetric data, respectively. A controller is configured to register the first set and second set of volumetric data to create a third set of registered volumetric data. The third set and second set of registered volumetric data are rendered, via a volumetric render module, to a first and second region. The first region and the second region are overlaid to obtain a shared composite view of the target site. The controller is configured to extract structural features and/or enable visualization of the target site.

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