A simple nonmydriatic self-retinal imaging procedure using a Kowa Genesis-D hand-held digital fundus camera.
Research on vascular adaptation to microgravity in the central nervous system requires a simple, noninvasive, direct imaging technique that can be performed with compact equipment. In this report we describe a practical, nonmydriatic, retinal self-imaging technique using a Kowa Genesis-D hand-held digital camera and a Black and Decker laser level. This simple technique will be useful to clinical physiologists conducting microgravity research, as well as for the studies of high-altitude medicine and aviation physiology.
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La Jolla Bioengineering Institute, La Jolla, Calif. 92037, USA. uozerdem1@gmail.com
D005451:Fluorescein Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009184:Mydriatics; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012648:Self Care; D013026:Space Flight; D014893:Weightlessness
D009184:Mydriatics