Visual Impairment/lntracranial Pressure Risk Clinical Care Data ToolsPrior to 2010, several ISS crewmembers returned from spaceflight with changes to their vision, ranging from a mild hyperopic shift to frank disc edema. As a result, NASA expanded clinical vision testing to include more comprehensive medical imaging, including Optical Coherence Tomography and 3 Tesla Brain and Orbit MRIs. The Space and Clinical Operations (SCO) Division developed a clinical practice guideline that classified individuals based on their symptoms and diagnoses to facilitate clinical care. For the purposes of clinical surveillance, this classification was applied retrospectively to all crewmembers who had sufficient testing for classification. This classification is also a tool that has been leveraged for researchers to identify potential risk factors. In March 2014, driven in part by a more comprehensive understanding of the imaging data and increased imaging capability on orbit, the SCO Division revised their clinical care guidance to outline in‐flight care and increase post‐flight follow up. The new clinical guidance does not include a classification scheme
Document ID
20140013323
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Van Baalen, Mary (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Mason, Sara S. (MEI Technologies, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Taiym, Wafa (Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group Houston, TX, United States)
Wear, Mary L. (Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group Houston, TX, United States)
Moynihan, Shannan (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Alexander, David (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Hart, Steve (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Tarver, William (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
November 4, 2014
Publication Date
January 1, 2014
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-32203Report Number: JSC-CN-32203
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2015 Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators'' Workshop
Location: Galveston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: January 13, 2015
End Date: January 15, 2015
Sponsors: National Space Biomedical Research Inst.