FPGAs Make Retinal Disease Treatment Faster and Safer

摘要

Imagine visiting an ophthalmologist and being diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. The physician advises that unless a retinal surgical operation is performed, there's a possibility of going blind. The operation would have to be done in at least three installments over the next two weeks and involve up to 2,000 laser burns administered one shot at a time. Now think about being diagnosed in the doctor's office and having the option to complete the whole procedure immediately. In five minutes, the whole process would be done. In addition to being faster, initial results show that patients experience less discomfort than the traditional method due to shorter laser bursts at higher power. The PASCAL method of laser photocoagulation has taken a proven procedure and made it faster and easier for both patients and physicians.