Cel Glaucoma is the most frequent reason for ophthalmic visits among persons over the age of 65. Glaucoma is the end result of a variety of diseases and is analogous to heart failure or liver failure, each of which can result from a number of different causes. These causes are still not completely understood and glaucoma remains a disease of unknown aetiology and inadequate treatment. Elevated interlobular Pressure was identified as the primary risk factor for the illness over 100 years ago, but other studies demonstrated that other factors might be responsible for disease progression in glaucoma. These other risk factors have only begun to be explored in the past decade. Among these factors, blood flow was demonstrated to be responsible for its progression. Measurements of the ocular blood flow, however, have been limited to the main vessels of the eye. Blood flow within important but very small structures of the eye such as iris and ciliarys body have been poorly investigated. The vessels in these structures are very small and cannot be resolved using conventional imaging modalities for the eye. A high frequency ultrasound scanner dedicated to ophthalmology is being developed by an SME (OPTIKON 2000) in collaboration with an academic institution (ACULAB). To measure the blood velocities and to display a colour map of the flow within the structures of the eye, Pulse Wave and Colour Doppler techniques will be developed. These techniques will then be implemented in a high frequency ultrasound scanner dedicated to ophthalmology. This ultrasound scanner will be commercially available. Dziedzina nauki medical and health sciencesclinical medicineophthalmologyglaucomanatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound Słowa kluczowe Doppler techniques Ultrasound blood velocities colour map glaucoma Program(-y) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Temat(-y) MOBILITY-2.1 - Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (EIF) Zaproszenie do składania wniosków FP6-2002-MOBILITY-5 Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania EIF - Marie Curie actions-Intra-European Fellowships Koordynator DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY ROMA TRE Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Via della Vasca Navale, 84 ROME Włochy Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych
