Key result
A no-touch ocular pulse measurement system is described for the early diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease and carotid occlusions, though no clinical data are reported in the abstract.
Why the study?
Can a no-touch ocular pulse measurement system be used for the diagnosis of carotid occlusions?
Can a no-touch ocular pulse measurement system be used for the diagnosis of carotid occlusions?
A no-touch ocular pulse measurement system is proposed as a potential diagnostic tool for detecting carotid occlusions to predict and prevent strokes.
Proposed no-touch system may aid noninvasive cerebrovascular screening; leaves open clinical validation before diagnostic adoption.
The ocular pulse (OP) is the minute, radial displacement of the corneal surface caused by arterial pressure pulsations in the ocular circulation acting on the compliance of the cornea. Features of the OP waveform have been shown by several workers to be important diagnostic indicators of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in which the common carotid and/or lower internal carotid arteries are significantly occluded. Early diagnosis of CVD is held to be important in predicting strokes and in implementing procedures to lower their likelihood.
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Northrop et al. (1977) studied Cerebrovascular disease and carotid occlusions. No-Touch Ocular Pulse Measurement System was evaluated. A no-touch ocular pulse measurement system is described for the early diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease and carotid occlusions, though no clinical data are reported in the abstract.
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