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Research & Patents

RESEARCH

Advancements

  • We discovered that DHA in mother’s milk is necessary for infant eye and brain development. Now, enhanced formula containing DHA is sold worldwide.
  • We transformed surgical practice through our discovery that congenital cataracts must be removed during the first weeks of life to enable normal vision and brain development.
  • Our home vision test and iPhone app , called myVisionTrak™, has the potential to prevent vision loss for seniors by providing a method for ophthalmologists to remotely monitor their patients in between appointments for faster discovery of disease progression. The app alerts ophthalmologists when a patient’s vision loss test results are greater than expected, which can spur an appointment.
  • The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System helps patients who are blind due to advanced retinitis pigmentosa. When using this “bionic eye” artificial retina, they are able to distinguish letters, objects, trees and much more.
PATENTS

Current

Patent #: 8066376


Dynamic Shape Discrimination Vision Test

Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
Assignee: Vital Art & Science Incorporated
Inventors: Yi-Zhong Wang, William R. Krenik

Patent #: 9033508

Handheld Vision Tester and Calibration Thereof

Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
Assignee: Vital Art & Science Incorporated
Inventors: Mike Bartlett, William R. Krenik, Yi-Zhong Wang

Patent #: 9155461


Shape Discrimination Vision Assessment and Tracking System

Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
Assignee: Vital Art & Science Incorporated
Inventors: Michael Bartlett, Yi-Zhong Wang

Patent #: 9629538

Contour Integration Perimetry Vision Test

Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
Assignee: Vital Art & Science Incorporated
Inventors: Michael Bartlett, Yi-Zhong Wang

Patent #: US-20220409526-A1

Compounds and Implants for Treating Ocular Disorder

Date of Patent: December 29, 2022
Assignee: Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Inventors: Michael Bartlett, Yi-Zhong Wang

Patent #: US11393085-B2

Image Analysis Using Machine Learning and Human Computation

Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
Assignee: Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Southern Methodist University
Inventors: Karl Csaky, Corey Clark
Patent #: US-20210169782-A1

Methods for Treating Eye Disorders Using Ocular Implants

Date of Patent: June 10, 2021
Assignee: Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Inventors: Karl Csaky

Patent #: US10449145-B2

Two-layer Ocular Implant

Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
Assignee: Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Inventors: Karl Csaky
Patent #: US-20160158146-A1

Ocular Therapeutic Agent Delivery Devices and Methods for Making Such Devices

Date of Patent: June 9, 2016
Assignee: Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Inventors: Karl Csaky

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