Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
Oakland, NJ, July 30, 2010 – Topcon Medical Systems, Inc. has signed an exclusive global licensing
agreement for i2k Retina™ (DualAlign™ LLC, Clifton Park, NY), a software that enables the registration and
high‐precision alignment of retinal photographs. Effective as of July 1, the agreement allows Topcon to sell
i2K Retina and integrate it with EyeRoute®, Topcon’s Image Management System, and IMAGEnet®,
Topcon’s Digital Imaging System.
i2k Retina enables the creation of wide field‐of‐view mosaics of color fundus images, allowing an optimal
view of the retina in a single, seamless display. The software can register and align retinal photographs
regardless of which technology was used to capture the photographs, or when the photographs were
taken.
i2k Retina can align and stabilize fluorescein images of the retina over the stages of circulator filling, and
can be used to combine color fundus images with fluorescein images, linking the surface appearance to the
blood flow images. Based on sophisticated technology for registering and aligning two‐dimensional images
and automatically constructing mosaics, the software finds the common structures in the images for
improved clinical diagnoses and monitoring of retinal pathologies.
“We are very excited about this promising alliance with DualAlign,” says Katrin Teigeler, VP Marketing at
Topcon Medical Systems, Inc. “i2k Retina is an innovative software solution that provides the retinal
specialist with extended diagnostic capabilities. It fits perfectly into our strategy of being an ophthalmic
intelligence provider.”
CEO of DualAlign, Remy Arteaga, foresees the agreement as a great benefit to the ophthalmic community:
“By incorporating i2k Retina into Topcon solutions, ophthalmic professionals will be able to quickly,
automatically and seamlessly combine color fundus images to produce a wide field‐of‐view montage, align
and stabilize fluorescein angiograms, and combine fundus and fluorescein imagery. And this is just the
beginning; by combining DualAlign's computer vision expertise with Topcon's ophthalmic expertise,
ophthalmic professionals will benefit from innovative solutions to critical problems.”
About Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
Based in Oakland, NJ, Topcon Medical Systems (TMS) is a leader and technical innovator in the field of
ophthalmic instrumentation. For over 39 years, TMS has offered the most complete and technically
advanced line of ophthalmic equipment in the US marketplace. This equipment comprises the largest
selection of precision ophthalmic and optical instruments from one manufacturer, providing a complete
range of products for general and specialized applications. TMS manages ophthalmic dealer sales, corporate sales, and the Advanced Technology Products Division. TMS is a division of Topcon America
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Topcon Corporation of Tokyo, Japan.
About DualAlign LLC
DualAlign LLC was founded by one of the world’s leading experts in computer vision, Dr. Charles Stewart.
DualAlign leverages its intellectual property in image registration and image recognition to develop
software for retinal, defense and photographic imaging firms looking to create sophisticated and novel
imaging applications. Visit www.dualalign.com for more information.