Photostress Testing Device for Diagnosing Retinal Disease
Retinal diseases such as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) affect nearly one in three elderly patients. ARMD damages the central vision photoreceptors in the fovea. The Photostress Test is a simple technique for testing for the early effects of ARMD. Here, the illumination sources in a novel s...
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| author | Elizabeth Swan Jim Schwiegerling Gholam Peyman Eniko Enikov |
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| description | Retinal diseases such as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) affect nearly one in three elderly patients. ARMD damages the central vision photoreceptors in the fovea. The Photostress Test is a simple technique for testing for the early effects of ARMD. Here, the illumination sources in a novel self-administered Photostress Testing device were modeled for safety and distribution in illumination software. After satisfying the design constraints in the model, a prototype of the illumination system was fabricated and tested to confirm the modeling results. The resultant prototype can be used to aid in the diagnosis of retinal disease and is well within retinal safety levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0845d0842e0c4bb9be408abdcb1046202022-12-22T03:15:00ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322014-08-011321121910.3390/photonics1030211photonics1030211Photostress Testing Device for Diagnosing Retinal DiseaseElizabeth Swan0Jim Schwiegerling1Gholam Peyman2Eniko Enikov3College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719, USACollege of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719, USACollege of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719, USADepartment of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1130 N Mountain Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721, USARetinal diseases such as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) affect nearly one in three elderly patients. ARMD damages the central vision photoreceptors in the fovea. The Photostress Test is a simple technique for testing for the early effects of ARMD. Here, the illumination sources in a novel self-administered Photostress Testing device were modeled for safety and distribution in illumination software. After satisfying the design constraints in the model, a prototype of the illumination system was fabricated and tested to confirm the modeling results. The resultant prototype can be used to aid in the diagnosis of retinal disease and is well within retinal safety levels.http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/1/3/211photostress testerAge-Related Macular DegenerationBadal Lens |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth Swan Jim Schwiegerling Gholam Peyman Eniko Enikov Photostress Testing Device for Diagnosing Retinal Disease Photonics photostress tester Age-Related Macular Degeneration Badal Lens |
| title | Photostress Testing Device for Diagnosing Retinal Disease |
| title_full | Photostress Testing Device for Diagnosing Retinal Disease |
| title_fullStr | Photostress Testing Device for Diagnosing Retinal Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photostress Testing Device for Diagnosing Retinal Disease |
| title_short | Photostress Testing Device for Diagnosing Retinal Disease |
| title_sort | photostress testing device for diagnosing retinal disease |
| topic | photostress tester Age-Related Macular Degeneration Badal Lens |
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