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Abstract #5636 Published in IGR 2-1
Continuous assessment of intraocular pressure: telematic transmission, even under flight- or space mission conditions
Draeger J; Michelson G; Rumberger EEuropean Journal of Medical Research 2000; 5:2-4
Fluid shift after entering into microgravity, and also under equivalent flight conditions, leads to an enormous increase in intraocular pressure. To assess this position precisely, gravity-independent, automatic tonometers have been developed (German-Spacelab D1-Mission, German-Spacelab D2-Mission, German-Russian-MIR-Mission). Telemetric transmission of measuring results would of course be of both scientific and functional interest. The same is true of the recently designed automatic intraocular pressure sensors, registering intraocular pressure continuously, day and night. Also, the recently designed automatic ophthalmo-dynamometer, which allows direct assessment of intracranial pressure, and also perfusion pressure within the eye, could benefit from direct telemetric transmission. New technical solutions even using telematic data transmission for the first time, are reported.
Dr. J. Draeger, Universitäts-Augenklinik, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany EurJMedRes@t-online.de
Classification:
6.1 Intraocular pressure measurement; factors affecting IOP (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
