A South Korean study has found that the loss of the corneal reflex — the automatic blink when the eye’s surface is touched — can indicate a high likelihood of death within 24 hours in deeply sedated ...
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Simple test can predict if a person will die within 24 hours - and it's 95 per cent accurate
The technique involves checking the corneal reflex – the automatic blink response that happens when the surface of the eye is gently touched. Scientists found patients who had lost this reflex were ...
Like many hospice clinicians, Jung Hun Kang, MD, PhD, had noticed the disappearance of the corneal reflex in his dying patients. But unlike most, he decided to investigate. His new study, published in ...
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