ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,176, issued on July 15, was assigned to BOSTON EYE DIAGNOSTICS INC. (Boston).

"System and method for acquisition and quantification of images with ocular staining" was invented by Francisco Leonardo Amparo Pulido (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for determining a staining score of portions of dyeable epithelia within the ocular surface of a subject includes a portable computing device with a camera, a display, a memory, and a processor configured to execute a staining score application. An illumination/optics device with a light source and optics is configured to receive an image of the ocular surface. The illumination...