US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on Nov. 4 for "Infrared tele-video-oculography for remote evaluation of eye movements" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,223, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Infrared tele-video-oculography for remote evaluation of eye movements" was invented by Marcello Cherchi (Lincolnwood, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Abstract (amended) A system to perform remote oculography includes light-occluding googles configured to be worn by a patient. The light-occluding goggles include an infrared camera positioned to capture one or more first images of a first eye of the patient. The light occluding googles also include a display positioned such that it is viewable by a second eye of the patient. The display is configured ...