Eye-related intrabody pressure identification and modification

Abstract

An apparatus for at least one of diagnosing or treating an eye condition can include a goggle enclosure, sized and shaped to be seated on an eye socket of an eye to provide one or more cavities within the enclosure that extend about an entire exposed anterior portion of the eye, a pump, in fluidic communication with the one or more cavities to apply a fluid pressure to the one or more cavities, the pump configured to adjust a fluid pressure within the one or more cavities of the goggle enclosure, and a control circuit, including a data interface to receive data directly or indirectly indicating at least one of an intraorbital pressure, ICP, IOP, or a relationship between ICP and IOP, and based on processing the received data as a feedback control variable, controlling the pump to adjust the fluid pressure within the one or more cavities, the controlling including using further monitoring of the received data to control the pump.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A control circuit for at least one of diagnosing or treating an eye condition in a patient eye, comprising:
 a data interface configured to receive an indication from a detector device, the detector device including at least one of:
 an optical signature sensor system, 
 a blood pressure sensor system, 
 an inclinometer sensor system, 
 a contact pressure system, 
 an MRI system, or 
 an X-ray system; and 
   a processing unit configured to receive the indication from the data interface and adjust a pressure source to apply a fluid pressure level to the patient eye based at least in part on the received indication.   
     
     
         3 . The control circuit of  claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is configured to generate a control signal to adjust the fluid pressure level in a cavity over the patient eye. 
     
     
         4 . The control circuit of  claim 3 , wherein the control signal includes the control signal to adjust the fluid pressure level toward a target cavity pressure level. 
     
     
         5 . The control circuit of  claim 3 , wherein the control signal includes the control signal to adjust the fluid pressure level toward a target eye parameter value in the patient eye. 
     
     
         6 . The control circuit of  claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is configured to generate a control signal to adjust a controllable vent to change the fluid pressure level toward a target cavity pressure value. 
     
     
         7 . The control circuit of  claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is configured to generate a control signal to adjust a controllable vent to change the fluid pressure level toward a target eye parameter value in the patient eye. 
     
     
         8 . The control circuit of  claim 3 , wherein the control signal includes the control signal to modulate the fluid pressure level in the cavity over the eye. 
     
     
         9 . The control circuit of  claim 8 , wherein the control signal includes the control signal to modulate the fluid pressure level based on an indication of cardiac activity in the patient. 
     
     
         10 . The control circuit of  claim 9 , wherein the control signal includes the control signal to modulate the fluid pressure level based on an indication of at least one of patient heart rate or an indication of patient blood pressure. 
     
     
         11 . The control circuit of  claim 8 , wherein the control signal includes the control signal to modulate the fluid pressure level based on the postural position of the patient. 
     
     
         12 . The control circuit of  claim 8 , wherein the control signal includes the control signal to modulate the fluid pressure level based on a diurnal cycle including a biological cycle of the patient. 
     
     
         13 . The control circuit of  claim 2 , wherein the detector device includes at least one of a direct, an indirect, or a calculated IOP sensor system. 
     
     
         14 . The control circuit of  claim 13 , wherein the detector device includes the eye surface sensor system configured to monitor an indication of IOP. 
     
     
         15 . The control circuit of  claim 2 , wherein the detector device includes at least one of a direct, an indirect, or a calculated ICP sensor system. 
     
     
         16 . The control circuit of  claim 2 , wherein receiving the processing unit is configured to adjust the pressure source based on a relationship between ICP and IOP. 
     
     
         17 . The control circuit of  claim 2 , wherein the detector device includes at least one of an ultrasound system, an OCT system, a camera system, or a color/intensity sensor system. 
     
     
         18 . A method for controlling an apparatus to apply fluid pressure to an anterior surface of a patient eye, the apparatus including control circuitry with a data interface in communication with a processing unit, the method comprising:
 receiving an indication associated with the patient eye from a detector device with the data interface, the detector device including at least one of
 an optical signature sensor system, 
 a blood pressure sensor system, 
 an inclinometer sensor system, 
 a contact pressure system, 
 an MRI system, or 
 an X-ray system; and 
   generating a control signal based at least in part on the received indication with processing unit to adjust the fluid pressure applied to the anterior surface of the eye.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein receiving an indication includes receiving at least one of an indication of IOP with a direct, indirect, or calculated IOP sensor system or an indication of ICP with a direct, indirect, or calculated ICP sensor system. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein generating the control signal includes generating the control signal based at least in part on a relationship between the indication of IOP and the indication of ICP. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , comprising receiving an indication of an enclosure pressure parameter from an enclosure pressure sensor with the data interface. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein generating the control signal includes generating the control signal based at least in part on at least one of the received indication associated with the patient eye or the received indication of the enclosure pressure parameter.