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==History== The idea for retinal identification was first conceived by Carleton Simon and Isadore Goldstein and was published in the New York State Journal of Medicine in 1935.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120912190731/http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,755453,00.html "Eye Prints," TIME Magazine, Dec. 16, 1935]. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.</ref> The idea was ahead of its time, but once [[technology]] caught up, the concept for a retinal scanning device emerged in 1975. In 1976, Robert "Buzz" Hill formed a corporation named EyeDentify, Inc., and made a full-time effort to research and develop such a device.<ref>{{Citation|last=Hill|first=Robert βBuzzβ|title=Retina Identification|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47044-6_6|work=Biometrics|year=1999 |pages=123β141|place=Boston, MA|publisher=Springer US|doi=10.1007/0-306-47044-6_6 |isbn=978-0-387-28539-9|access-date=2020-11-14|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1978, specific means for a retinal scanner was patented, followed by a commercial model in 1981.<ref>{{Cite patent|title=Apparatus and method for identifying individuals through their retinal vasculature patterns|gdate=1977-01-17|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US4109237A/en}}</ref>
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