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Schlieren laser Doppler flowmeter for the human optical nerve head with the flicker stimuli |
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Geiser M., Truffer F., Evéquoz H., Khayi H., Mottet B., Chiquet C. |
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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Volume 18, Issue 12, December 2013, 127001-127001 |
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http://biomedicaloptics.spiedigitallibrary.org/article.aspx?articleid=1787526 |
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We describe a device to measure blood perfusion for the human optic nerve head (ONH) based on laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) with a flicker stimuli of the fovea region. This device is self-aligned for LDF measurements and includes near-infrared pupil observation, green illumination, and observation of the ONH. The optical system of the flowmeter is based on a Schlieren arrangement which collects only photons that encounter multiple scattering and are back-scattered out of the illumination point. LDF measurements are based on heterodyne detection of Doppler shifted back-scattered light. We also describe an automated analysis of the LDF signals which rejects artifacts and false signals such as blinks. By using a Doppler simulator consisting of a lens and a rotating diffusing wheel, we demonstrate that velocity and flow vary linearly with the speed of the wheel. A cohort of 12 healthy subjects demonstrated that flicker stimulation induces an increase of 17.8% of blood flow in the ONH. |
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