Biophotonics Conference #BPC2021
Jenny Won | October 26-28, 2021 | Online
Catch Jenny Won's talk titled "Advancing Translational OCT to Assess Eardrum Dynamics and Middle Ear Infections" at Biophotonics Conference #BPC2021 on October 28, 2021 at 1:15 PM EDT.
A middle ear infection is a prevalent pediatric disease caused by bacteria or viral pathogens in the middle ear. The infection is characterized by the presence of an accumulated fluid in a normally empty middle ear cavity. However, current diagnostic tools in examining the middle ear are limited. Won presents the development of a hand-held OCT probe to noninvasively visualize and assess the middle ear cavity during ear infections. She discusses recent studies on dynamic measurements of the eardrum mobility, in vivo monitoring of the response of middle ear conditions to antibiotic therapy - the common treatment strategy for ear infections - and a compact OCT device integrated with an automated classifier for middle ear infections.
Collectively, these results demonstrate new technologies that can provide quantitative and clinically relevant information during ear infections, and can form a bridge that links engineering and biomedicine in otology for further translation of the technology.