FULL-EYE ILLUMINATION OCULAR SURFACE IMAGING OF AN OCULAR TEAR FILM FOR DETERMINING TEAR FILM THICKNESS AND/OR PROVIDING OCULAR TOPOGRAPHY - Patent 2936050

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EP 2 936 050 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.10.2015 Bulletin 2015/44

(21)	Application number: 13864124.6

(22)	Date of filing: 20.12.2013

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01B 11/25^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2013/077117

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2014/100678 (26.06.2014 Gazette 2014/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

21.12.2012 US 201261745213 P

(71)	Applicant: Tearscience, Inc.
	Morrisville, NC 27560 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GRENON, Stephen, M. Durham, NC 27705 (US) KORB, Donald, R. Boston, MA 02108 (US)

(74)	Representative: Fitchett, Stuart Paul
	Saunders & Dolleymore LLP 9 Rickmansworth Road Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0JU Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0JU (GB)

(54)	FULL-EYE ILLUMINATION OCULAR SURFACE IMAGING OF AN OCULAR TEAR FILM FOR DETERMINING TEAR FILM THICKNESS AND/OR PROVIDING OCULAR TOPOGRAPHY