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Spectralis being used on space station

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Heidelberg Engineering’s Spectralis OCT device is being used on the International Space Station to conduct eye exams on crew members every 1 to 2 weeks, according to a press release from the company.

The first on-orbit tests of the instrument were conducted on June 21, 2013, and the first optical coherence tomography exam in space was performed with a commercial Spectralis OCT device on Oct. 16, 2013, the company said.

Space station crew members had Spectralis OCT baseline examinations on Earth prior to their space missions, the release stated. The on-orbit examinations allow for observation of possible ocular changes.

 

Eye exam on space station

Source: Pascale Communications LLC