I-Corps: Image processing software and slit lamp device for use in optometry

I-Corps：用于验光的图像处理软件和裂隙灯设备

• 批准号: 2143608
• 负责人: Elham Asgari
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Michigan Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-15 至 2023-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2143608&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Image; processing; software; slit

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a smart slit lamp. In clinical optometry, the use of slit-lamp microscopes is indispensable. Approximately 104 million regular eye exams are performed annually using a slit lamp. In the presence of specialized devices, the slit lamp is still widely used by optometrists across the globe for its flexibility. There are many tests that can be performed using the device, however, due to its time-consuming nature in clinical practice the number of tests performed is currently limited. The proposed smart slit-lamp device may allow optometrists to perform multiple tests in a much shorter time and help to identify and diagnose diseases that are not currently being observed using traditional manual analysis. The proposed smart slit lamp may provide access to improved eye care and further research in the field of optometry. This I-Corps project is based on the development of imaging technologies and image analysis software for slit lamps used in optometry. In optometry, the slit lamp microscope is an essential device that is used to look at the interior of the human eye. Optometrists, ophthalmologists, and eye bank technicians use these microscopes regularly to observe the health of different parts of the human eye. Current slit lamps come in two forms: analog and digital. However, current slit lamps do not provide image analysis software or automation. The proposed technology is designed to provide a digital slit lamp with both imaging and image analysis capabilities and more automatic operation, which may minimize human intervention and save time while making the diagnosis more objective. Preliminary work has shown that the proposed technology may provide a consistent, accurate, and objective measure that will lead to improved eye care.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个I-Corps项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是智能裂隙灯的开发。在临床验光中，裂隙灯显微镜的使用是必不可少的。 每年约有1.04亿例常规眼科检查使用裂隙灯进行。 在存在专门设备的情况下，裂隙灯仍然因其灵活性而被地球仪的验光师广泛使用。可以使用该设备进行许多测试，但是，由于其在临床实践中的耗时性质，目前进行的测试数量有限。 所提出的智能裂隙灯设备可以允许验光师在更短的时间内执行多个测试，并有助于识别和诊断目前使用传统手动分析无法观察到的疾病。所提出的智能裂隙灯可以提供对改进的眼睛护理和验光领域中的进一步研究的访问。这个I-Corps项目是基于验光中使用的裂隙灯的成像技术和图像分析软件的开发。在验光中，裂隙灯显微镜是用于观察人眼内部的重要设备。验光师，眼科医生和眼库技术人员定期使用这些显微镜来观察人眼不同部位的健康状况。目前的裂隙灯有两种形式：模拟和数字。 然而，目前的裂隙灯不提供图像分析软件或自动化。 所提出的技术旨在提供具有成像和图像分析能力以及更自动化操作的数字裂隙灯，这可以最大限度地减少人为干预并节省时间，同时使诊断更加客观。初步工作表明，拟议的技术可能会提供一个一致的，准确的，客观的措施，将导致改善眼睛护理。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。