Tracking eye changes in space
Tracking eye changes in space
In the service of science: In the Retinal Diagnostics project, an eye lens from routine clinical diagnostic operations was used as an adapter to mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets. It captured images of Matthias Maurer's retina on the ISS to detect the so-called Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS). For this purpose, his eye changes and movements were recorded, examined and evaluated. These videos are transferred to mobile devices in order to test and train AI models that will then automatically detect any retinal changes in astronauts in the future.
