Saturday, April 28, 2007


SCANS - I
E Y E S Y S

IN RECENT WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN TRAINING WITH THE CAROLINA EYE
SCANS DEPT TO OPERATE SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING MACHINES.

ITS NOT PHOTOGRAPHY - PER SE, BUT IT IS IMAGING; AND I'M DIGGING IT!
THE EYESYS MEASURES THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CORNEA. BELOW ARE SOME
VIEWS OF THIS MACHINE AND HOW OUR
PATIENTS WOULD INTERFACE WITH IT.
THE PATIENT LOOKS INTO A SERIES OF RINGS OF LIGHT WITH A TINY
VIDEO CAMERA IN THE VERY CENTER. (ONE EYE AT A TIME) THE EYESYS
CAPTURES IMAGES OF ITS OWN RINGS REFLECTED IN THE SURFACES
OF THE PATIENT'S CORNEAS. (AS SHOWN BELOW)
THEN IT CONVERTS THESE IMAGES INTO GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF
THE TOPOGRAPHICAL DATA.
HERE ARE THE TOPOGRAPHY SCANS OF EACH EYE
THIS PATIENT HAS K E R A T O C O N U S

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