New device helps fight blindness in premature babies
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, April 16, 2009
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Researchers are hoping a new imaging device will help eye doctors better diagnose a particular type of infant eye disease than they can now, according to the Associated Press.
The disease in question is retinopathy of prematurity, an ailment that causes scar tissue to build up in premature babies and can also cause the retina to become detached, which leads to blindness.
Two doctors are now testing a device that uses optical coherence tomography to beam light into the back of the eye, showing the retina’s layers in fine detail. According to the article, the adult-sized version of this exam—in which adults sit in a special chair and rest their chin on the device—would not work for such tiny patient. The new device consists of a much smaller, handheld version in which doctors can swaddle the infant and hold the scanner over their eyes for a few minutes.
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