Diabetic Patients or Those with Glaucoma May Avoid Blindness Thanks to a Special Spectral Imaging Camera Developed by a British Professor and Doctor.
Professor Andy McNaughts from Cheltenham Hospital (UK) has created this special camera to measure the oxygen levels behind the retina.
According to the professor, the camera provides doctors with “much more accurate information about the eye and helps quickly choose treatment methods for infected eyes, thereby preventing blindness.”
Currently, patients with diabetes or glaucoma are often subjected to eye measurements using a fluorescent dye that can cause allergic reactions.
Professor McNaught’s camera has been developed for market launch after receiving £500,000 in funding from the Department for Business and Trade. The device is currently in use at Cheltenham Hospital. “There is currently no device like this in the world. The equipment will be provided to ophthalmologists across the country,” Professor McNaught stated.
In the UK, there are over 2 million people with diabetes and 300,000 individuals suffering from glaucoma (a condition that often occurs due to increased fluid pressure in the eyeball, damaging the optic nerve, and potentially leading to blindness).
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