Many diabetics must measure their blood glucose levels regularly to maintain good health. In principle, one way of measuring the glucose concentration in the human body would be by measuring optically the glucose content of the aqueous humor in the eye. Lein Applied Diagnostics wish to assess whether this is feasible by a linear confocal scan with an LED source, or by supplementing such a system with other measurements.

Problem presented by
Dan Daly and Graeme Clark, Lein Applied Diagnostics

Study Group contributors
Maria Aguareles (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Ksenya Arsentieva (University of Oxford)
Jon Chapman (University of Oxford)
Paul Dellar (University of Oxford)
Chris Drew (University of Nottingham)
John Fozard (University of Oxford)
David Gelder (Mathematics for Manufacturers)
Jens Gravesen (Technical University of Denmark)
Rob Hinch (University of Oxford)
Poul Hjorth (Technical University of Denmark)
Katerina Kaouri (University of Oxford)
Gregory Kozyreff (University of Oxford)
Rafael Morones (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México)
John Ockendon (University of Oxford)
David Parker (University of Edinburgh)
Domingo Salazar (University of Oxford)
Morten Willatzen (University of Southern Denmark)