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    • Ophthalmology
    • Aerospace Medicine
    • Biomedical Imaging

    Background:

    • Acute hypoxia presents a significant risk in military aviation, impairing critical task performance.
    • Early detection of hypoxia is crucial for pilot safety.
    • Retinal oxygen saturation (Spo2) may indicate brain hypoxia, making it a potential biomarker.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the feasibility of detecting hypoxia using near-infrared (NIR) retinal imaging.
    • To assess if NIR imaging can provide a non-invasive method for monitoring pilot oxygen levels.
    • To determine the correlation between retinal blood vessel optical density and systemic oxygen saturation.

    Main Methods:

    • 12 subjects underwent hypobaric flight simulation to induce hypoxia.
    • Retinal images were acquired using a dual-wavelength NIR fundus camera.
    • Optical density (OD) of retinal vessels was analyzed, hypothesizing a ratio increase with rising Spo2.

    Main Results:

    • No correlation was found between the calculated OD ratio and measured systemic Spo2.
    • The optical density ratio did not effectively track changes in oxygen saturation.

    Conclusions:

    • NIR retinal imaging, with the current protocol, is unsuitable for accurate hypoxia detection in aviation.
    • Low contrast of retinal vessels in NIR and imaging repeatability issues limit its effectiveness.
    • Subtle OD ratio changes were overshadowed by image distortions, hindering reliable Spo2 assessment.