US Patent Issued to Welch Allyn on May 13 for "Detecting and tracking macular degeneration" (Tennessee, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,299,872, issued on May 13, was assigned to Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.).

"Detecting and tracking macular degeneration" was invented by Varad Srivastava (Skaneateles, N.Y.) and Allen R. Hart (Knoxville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a vision screening device having at least one sensor. The system also includes a controller operably connected to the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to cause the at least one sensor to obtain an image of an eye, and to identify a region of interest associated with a macula of the eye. The controller is also configured to identify drusen disposed proxima...