REMOTE SECURITY CAMERA IN THE PARKING LOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON PEOPLE COMING AND GOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BRAIN INJURY IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY IN AMERICANS UNDER 35 ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT LOOKS AT YOUR EYES CAN HELP DIAGNOSE BRAIN INJURIES BETTER. SHE FOLK TO A NEUROSURGEON ABOUT HOW A TEST WORKS. Reporter: CONCUSSIONS ARE AS CARY INJURY BECAUSE WHAT WE SEE ON THE OUTSIDE MAY NOT REFLECT WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE INSIDE. DOCTORS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE HOW THE BRAIN LACKS. NOW THEY CAN SEE HOW IT IS WORKING JUST BY TRACKING EYE MOVEMENT. THE UNDERLYING PREMISE IS WHEN NORMAL PEOPLE'S EYES ARE MOVING WHEN THEY WATCH TELEVISION FOR EXAMPLE, THEY USE WITH REALLY TIGHT SIN CRANNY. WHEN THEY HAVE A BRAIN INJURY,THEY DO NOT. WE CAN MEASURE THAT AND FIGURE OUT HOW BADLY THE EYES ARE FUNCTIONING AND THAT TELLS HOW WELL, THE BRAIN IS FUNCTIONING. CONCUSSIONS ARE SERIOUS. WE TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY. MINNETONKA THIGH SCHOOL HAS EDUCATION AND TRAINING WHICH ISA TOP PRIORITY WITH PLAYERS AND STARVE. ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY WE CAN HAVE OUR PLAYERS USE TO DIAGNOSE THEIR SITUATION IS GREAT. IT MAKES IT SAFER FOR THE PLAYER'S RETURN. IT GIVES US INSTANT FEEDBACK AND I THINK IT IS AWESOME, THE NEW DIAGNOSTIC METHODS COMING OUT. THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD BE USED ON THE SIDELINES SOON AND WE CAN LIKE EYE TRACKING AND CONCUSSIONS TO HOW BLOOD TESTS CAN DIAGNOSE A HEART ATTACK. RIGHT NOW THE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN TESTED TO WORK AS SOON AS TWO HOURS AFTER AN INJURY TAKES PLACE. THAT TIME IS BEING DECREASED.
Credit: WCCO-CBS Minnesota
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