Retinal Scans Do More Than Let You In The Door - technology developed for the Dept of Defense

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Remember hearing talk about including RETINAL SCAN information on your driver'slicence? Read this article! There's far more information in a retinal scan thansimply a verification of your identity.--Retinal Scans Do More Than Let You In The DoorSource: http://www.physorg.com/preview6134.htmlBy Courtney OstaffScientists at MD Biotech in Morgantown, West Virginia, are working on"binoculars" that scan your retinas for more than just your identity. Dr. ChrisKolanko, the founder of MD Biotech, has created an Optical Scanning Instrument(OSI) that can reveal a whole host of medical problems. In the prototype, whatlooks like an oversized pair of binoculars scans your eye as you look throughthe "wrong" end. The OSI takes snapshots of the inside of your eye. Then, thesnapshots are analyzed using algorithms developed from healthy and unhealthyeyes. Each algorithm evaluates small variations in eye movements, pupil size,retinal blood vessels, infections, and corneal abnormalities to determine amatch to a particular illness.Since the technology was first developed for the Department of Defense's DefenseAdvanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the algorithms forexposure to toxinsused in chemical warfare have already been developed. In the civilian world,those same algorithms could be used for exposure to toxic waste. Otheralgorithms that could be used right away include those for head trauma, carbonmonoxide, cyanide, high blood pressure, diabetic retinopathy, and someneurological disorders.However, many health problems show up in your eyes, potentially creatingnon-invasive tests for everything from cocaine to sickle cell anemia. Cocaine,alcohol, and other drugs can make the OSI a non-invasive drug test. Infectiousdiseases such as malaria, AIDS, syphilis, Lyme disease, and chicken pox all showup in your eyes. Interestingly enough, so does pregnancy-no more pink lines.Later on, premature births and malnutrition show up in the eyes. Even geneticdiseases like leukemia, lymphoma, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and sickle cellanemia affect the eyes. In addition, your eyes show signs of chronic healthconditions like bleeding or clotting disorders, congestive heart failure,arthrosclerosis, and high and low cholesterol. Other poisons like botulismmanifest themselves in the eyes, too.OSI has been successfully demonstrated at trade shows from Tennessee to Poland.Though MD Biotech was founded in 2001, it is currently looking for venturecapital to move from the prototype stage to a mass-produced diagnostic device.In the meantime, MD Biotech is working with West Virginia University's EyeInstitute to develop more algorithms and perfect the technology. The ultimateaim is for the OSI to be a handheld gadget that practically anyone can use todiagnose serious illnesses. According to the WVU Alumni magazine, "You won'thave to be a PhD," Kolanko said. "The idea is to get this in the hands ofanyone.""We see not what is, but what we are." -- Anais NinBy Courtney Ostaff, Copyright 2005 PhysOrg.com «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»Paranormal_Research - Scientific Data, Health Conspiracies & Anything Strange Paranormal_ResearchSubscribe:... Paranormal_Research- New Google Group 1400+ Members: MedicalConspiracies (One Word)http://groups.google.comMedicalConspiraciesPost message: MedicalConspiracies (AT) googl (DOT) comSubscribe: MedicalConspiracies- (AT) googl (DOT) com