Key Clinical Findings
Dry eye eyes show faster cooling rates
Strong separation between dry and normal groups
Consistent trends across multiple regions
Enables objective screening — not subjective assessment
What We Measure
Measurement is based on ocular surface cooling following each blink
What This Means for Clinical Practice
See how ThermOcular fits into your clinic workflow
Scientific Publication
Peer-reviewed research, clinical studies, and patented technology
5+ publications · 3 studies under review · 1 patent
Journal Articles
Improvements in image registration, segmentation, and artifact removal in ThermOcular imaging system
Journal of Imaging · 2025
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AI-powered IR–visible dual-camera system for measuring and tracking ocular surface temperature
Acta Ophthalmologica · 2024
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A novel system for ocular surface temperature measurement and tracking
IEEE Access · 2023
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Toward precision in ocular surface temperature measurement: improvements in image segmentation
Journal of Computational Vision and Imaging Systems · 2023
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A computational thermal-visual imaging system for automatic cornea temperature tracking
Journal of Computational Vision and Imaging Systems · 2022
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Under Review
Cooling rate as a quantitative biomarker for dry eye disease
Clinical Study · 2026
Regional variations in corneal surface cooling for dry eye diagnosis
Clinical Study · 2026
Validation of the ThermOcular dual thermal–visible imaging system
Clinical Study · 2026
Patent
System and method for imaging, segmentation, temporal and spatial tracking, and analysis of visible and infrared images of ocular surface and eye adnexa
US20210321876A1 · CA3116492A1 · 2021