Title :
EWS for detecting macular degeneration
Author :
Qidwai, Uvais ; Humphrey, Curtis
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper an embedded prototype testing device has been presented that was developed in order to formalize the testing procedure in order to detect the indications of macular degeneration (MD) in the human eye. The basic idea of increased delay time for the diseased eye is exploited in this work and a simple and easy to use prototype has been materialized. In order to make a fully automated early warning system (EWS) to detect the macular degeneration symptoms, this device can be used as the data collection source. At present, this device is being used for clinical testing and collecting the necessary data.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; diseases; eye; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; EWS; automated early warning system; clinical testing; data collection source; delay time; diseased eye; embedded prototype testing device; human eye; macular degeneration detection; macular degeneration symptoms; testing procedure; Automatic testing; Biomedical engineering; Computer science; Degenerative diseases; Delay effects; Eyes; Humans; Prototypes; Retina; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
E-Tech 2004
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8655-8
DOI :
10.1109/ETECH.2004.1353855
