Journal article
Using thermographic cameras to investigate eye temperature and clinical severity in depression
Journal of biomedical optics, Vol.21(2), pp.26001-026001
02/01/2016
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.21.2.026001
PMID: 26836210
Abstract
Previous studies suggest that altered corneal temperature may be a feature of schizophrenia, but the association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and corneal temperature has yet to be assessed. The aim of this study is to investigate whether eye temperature is different among MDD patients than among healthy individuals. We used a thermographic camera to measure and compare the temperature profile across the corneas of 16 patients with MDD and 16 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. We found that the average corneal temperature between the two groups did not differ statistically, although clinical severity correlated positively with right corneal temperature. Corneal temperature may be an indicator of clinical severity in psychiatric disorders, including depression.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Using thermographic cameras to investigate eye temperature and clinical severity in depression
- Creators
- Jerome J Maller - Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centreShefin Sam George - La Trobe UniversityRekha Puzhavakkathumadom Viswanathan - La Trobe UniversityPaul B Fitzgerald - Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centrePaul Junor - La Trobe University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of biomedical optics, Vol.21(2), pp.26001-026001
- DOI
- 10.1117/1.JBO.21.2.026001
- PMID
- 26836210
- NLM abbreviation
- J Biomed Opt
- ISSN
- 1083-3668
- eISSN
- 1560-2281
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2016
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984848502502771
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