New Laser Doppler System for Examining Optic Nerve Head Circulation

Akitoshi Yoshida; Gilbert T. Feke; Gilbert D. Feke; J. Wallace McMeel

doi:10.1117/1.429849

1 October 1998 New Laser Doppler System for Examining Optic Nerve Head Circulation

Akitoshi Yoshida; Gilbert T. Feke; Gilbert D. Feke; J. Wallace McMeel;

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J. of Biomedical Optics, 3(4), (1998). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.429849

Abstract

A new laser Doppler system for the noninvasive examination of the human optic nerve head microcirculation is described. The electro-optical component of the system consists of a retinal camera modified with laser input optics and a fiber optic light detection system for collection of the Doppler-shifted scattered light. Data acquisition is carried out in real time under computer control. Automated analysis of the data provides a quantitative measure of the speed of blood cells flowing through the capillaries of the optic nerve head. Unlike previous systems, this system provides results within a few minutes following data acquisition. It is thus appropriate for use in a clinical setting. Analysis of multiple measurements on a patient shows a coefficient of variation of 8.9%.

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Akitoshi Yoshida, Gilbert T. Feke, Gilbert D. Feke, J. Wallace McMeel, "New Laser Doppler System for Examining Optic Nerve Head Circulation," Journal of Biomedical Optics 3(4), (1 October 1998). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.429849

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