Soares Benjamin, Ong Joshua, Osteicoechea Daniela, Kadipasaoglu Cihan Mehmet, Waisberg Ethan, Sarker Prithul, Zaman Nasif, Tavakkoli Alireza, Vizzeri Gianmarco, Lee Andrew G
Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Mar 18;14(6):639. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14060639.
Ocular health is currently a major concern for astronauts on current and future long-duration spaceflight missions. Spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) is a collection of ophthalmic and neurologic findings that is one potential physiologic barrier to interplanetary spaceflight. Since its initial report in 2011, our understanding of SANS has advanced considerably, with a primary focus on posterior ocular imaging including fundus photography and optical coherence tomography. However, there may be changes to the anterior segment that have not been identified. Additional concerns to ocular health in space include corneal damage and radiation-induced cataract formation. Given these concerns, precision anterior segment imaging of the eye would be a valuable addition to future long-duration spaceflights. The purpose of this paper is to review ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and its potential as a noninvasive, efficient imaging modality for spaceflight. The analysis of UBM for spaceflight is not well defined in the literature, and such technology may help to provide further insights into the overall anatomical changes in the eye in microgravity.
目前,眼部健康是当前及未来长期太空飞行任务中宇航员主要关注的问题。航天相关神经眼部综合征(SANS)是一系列眼科和神经学表现,是星际太空飞行的一个潜在生理障碍。自2011年首次报告以来,我们对SANS的认识有了很大进展,主要集中在眼部后部成像,包括眼底摄影和光学相干断层扫描。然而,眼前节可能存在尚未被发现的变化。太空环境中眼部健康的其他问题包括角膜损伤和辐射诱发的白内障形成。鉴于这些问题,眼部精确的眼前节成像将是未来长期太空飞行的一项有价值的补充。本文的目的是综述超声生物显微镜(UBM)及其作为太空飞行无创、高效成像方式的潜力。文献中对太空飞行中UBM的分析尚无明确定义,此类技术可能有助于进一步了解微重力环境下眼睛的整体解剖变化。