RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Use of iris recognition camera technology for the quantification of corneal opacification in mucopolysaccharidoses
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 1466
OP 1468
DO 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300996
VO 96
IS 12
A1 Aslam, Tariq Mehmood
A1 Shakir, Savana
A1 Wong, James
A1 Au, Leon
A1 Ashworth, Jane
YR 2012
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/96/12/1466.abstract
AB Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) can cause corneal opacification that is currently difficult to objectively quantify. With newer treatments for MPS comes an increased need for a more objective, valid and reliable index of disease severity for clinical and research use. Clinical evaluation by slit lamp is very subjective and techniques based on colour photography are difficult to standardise. In this article the authors present evidence for the utility of dedicated image analysis algorithms applied to images obtained by a highly sophisticated iris recognition camera that is small, manoeuvrable and adapted to achieve rapid, reliable and standardised objective imaging in a wide variety of patients while minimising artefactual interference in image quality.