US Patent:
20130253367, Sep 26, 2013
Inventors:
RICHARD W. NEWMAN - AUBURN NY, US
MIN XU - CORTLAND NY, US
JIEJING QIU - SYRACUSE NY, US
EDWARD O'NEIL - WEEDSPORT NY, US
International Classification:
A61B 5/16
Abstract:
An apparatus, system and method for performing a health correlation assessment based upon results an eye contrast sensitivity measurement test of a person. The health correlation assessment yields a predictive and probabilistic measure of the likelihood of the person appropriately assigned to a particular clinical health classification. Such an eye contrast sensitivity measurement can be used to identify people who are likely to be within a pre-Alzheimer's disease state or within Alzheimer's disease state of health and identify those who should seek further clinical and/or other types of testing to ascertain their actual health status and to determine an appropriate course of medical treatment.