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Wearable Device Allows Early Detection of Diabetes Complication

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Earlier detection of a complication of diabetes is now possible with a new optical technology. The new technology is a 78-gram device that attaches to eyeglasses. It features both IR LEDs and a CCD camera, and was designed to be worn for about 30 minutes during physicians’ appointments. During that time, it can monitor the patient’s pupils to detect the earliest signs of diabetic autonomic neuropathy. A prototype pupillometer designed to test for diabetic autonomic neuropathy in patients with diabetes. Courtesy of Mang Ou-Yang/National Chiao-Tung University. The...Read full article

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    Published: July 2014
    FiltersAsia-PacificcamerasCCDBiophotonicsCCD cameraImaginginfrared LEDOpticsResearch & TechnologyTaiwanType 1 diabetesNational Taiwan University HospitalNational Chiao-Tung Universitydiabetic autonomic neuropathyType 2 diabetespupillometerMang Ou-Yangparasympathetic divisionsympathetic divisionpupilsBioScan

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