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Abstract #17450 Published in IGR 9-2

Adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy for in vivo imaging of lamina cribrosa

Vilupuru AS; Rangaswamy NV; Frishman LJ; Smith 3rd EL; Harwerth RS; Roorda A
Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision 2007; 24: 1417-1425


The lamina cribrosa has been postulated from in vitro studies as an early site of damage in glaucoma. Prior in vivo measures of laminar morphology have been confounded by ocular aberrations. In this study the lamina cribrosa was imaged after correcting for ocular aberrations using the adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO) in normal and glaucomatous eyes of rhesus monkeys. All measured laminar morphological parameters showed increased magnitudes in glaucomatous eyes relative to fellow control eyes, indicating altered structure. The AOSLO provides high-quality images of the lamina cribrosa and may have potential as a tool for early identification of glaucoma.

Dr. A.S. Vilupuru, College of Optometry, University of Houston, TX 77204-2020, USA. Vilupuru_abhiram@allergan.com


Classification:

6.9.1.1 Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.9 Computerized image analysis > 6.9.1 Laser scanning)
2.14 Optic disc (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)



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