Eye examination apparatus employing polarized light probe

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PATENT NO 5787890
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08229151

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Apparatus is provided for determining the topography, thickness, and fiber orientation of the nerve fiber layer at the fundus of the eye by measuring the polarization shift induced in a return beam of polarized light which is reflected at the ocular fundus from an incident beam of a known polarization state. A corneal polarization compensator effectively cancels the birefringent effects of the cornea and other portions of the eye anterior to the fundus, so that clinically meaningful results are produced.

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CARL ZEISS MEDITEC INC5300 CENTRAL PARKWAY DUBLIN CA 94568

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Dreher, Andreas W Escondido, CA 63 2137
Reiter, Klaus Heidelberg, DE 17 249

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