title: The eye as a peripheral sensor.
abstract: The eye is no longer an organ onto itself, but is now being used as a sensor for the rest of the body. The development, clinical uses, and future applications of conjunctival capillary monitoring are presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002196:Capillaries; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000098:blood supply*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen