The eye in forensic practice: In the living.
Alok AtreyaNavneet AteriyaRitesh G MenezesPublished in: The Medico-legal journal (2024)
Eye examination plays an important role when living individuals are forensically investigated. The iris colour, retinal scans and other biometric features may be used for identification purposes while visual impairments may have legal implications in employment, driving and accidents. Ocular manifestations provide clues regarding substance abuse, poisoning and toxicity, and evidence of trauma, abuse or disease can be revealed along with psychological traits and lifestyle. Thus, the eye is a valuable tool in forensic investigations of living subjects, providing identifying characteristics along with health information. This review focuses on the medico-legal aspects of the eye's contribution when the living are subjected to forensic examination.
Keyphrases
- health information
- healthcare
- computed tomography
- social media
- metabolic syndrome
- primary care
- cardiovascular disease
- optical coherence tomography
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- oxidative stress
- gene expression
- magnetic resonance imaging
- single cell
- weight loss
- genome wide
- depressive symptoms
- magnetic resonance
- dna methylation
- mental illness
- high resolution
- single molecule
- trauma patients