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I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important? —–== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==—– http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading
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Hi; robe…@ns.net wrote: >I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a >company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer >for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? > The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about >producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes >in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important?
Dr. Robert Ritch responds: We have one. We are using the latest software. We are trying to develop its clinical usefulness. Right now, it’s only confirmatory – it doesn’t diagnose anything that I can’t diagnose by routine methods. It has potential uses and is good for following some patients.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -On Tue, 19 May 1998 17:50:15 GMT, bo…@tiac.net (Ray Bonar) wrote: >Hi; >robe…@ns.net wrote: >>I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a >>company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer >>for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? >> The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about >>producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes >>in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important? >Dr. Robert Ritch responds: >We have one. We are using the latest software. We are trying to >develop its clinical usefulness. Right now, it’s only confirmatory – >it doesn’t diagnose anything that I can’t diagnose by routine methods. >It has potential uses and is good for following some patients.
Does it need significantly more sensitivity to be ahead of the pack, or is the problem just pretty much one of characterization of what constitutes (pre-)glaucomatous damage? Ray
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from what i’ve been reading, low pressure glaucoma is more common than previously thought and is rather hard to detect. perhaps this device can detect it hence it would be very important at least for that? __________________________________________________________________ Web-Based Time Tracking journyx WebTime is FREE for 60 Days at (512)834-8888 http://journyx.com/wts.html c…@journyx.com —————————————————————— > I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a > company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer > for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? > The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about > producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes > in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important? > —–== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==—– > http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading
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On Mon, 18 May 1998 23:13:36 GMT, robe…@ns.net wrote: >I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a >company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer >for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? > The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about >producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes >in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important?
http://www.laserdiagnostic.com/ Ray
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