Retinal examination with ophthalmic endoscopy in forensic autopsy.
- Author:
Li-juan CUI
1
;
Xu-fu YI
;
Xiao-gang CHEN
;
Tong-li XU
;
Dan-na SHEN
Author Information
1. West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. smileclj@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Autopsy;
Cause of Death;
Craniocerebral Trauma/pathology*;
Decompression Sickness/pathology*;
Female;
Forensic Pathology/methods*;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Ophthalmoscopy;
Retina/pathology*;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/pathology*;
Syndrome;
Vitreous Hemorrhage/pathology*
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2007;23(1):42-43
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Autopsy by forensic pathologist is a main mean currently to determine the cause of sudden unexpected death. Retinal examination is important but seldom performed during a forensic autopsy for various reasons. The value of retina examination has not been recognized. With invention of ophthalmic endoscopy and its subsequent application in postmortem retina examination, it has proved to be useful adjunct to determine the cause of death and to estimate the postmortem interval.
