Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Volume 28, Issue 2, April–June 2014, Pages 117-122
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Retinal and Choroidal Imaging Update
Retinal imaging using adaptive optics technology,

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Abstract

Adaptive optics (AO) is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effect of wave front distortions. Retinal imaging using AO aims to compensate for higher order aberrations originating from the cornea and the lens by using deformable mirror. The main application of AO retinal imaging has been to assess photoreceptor cell density, spacing, and mosaic regularity in normal and diseased eyes. Apart from photoreceptors, the retinal pigment epithelium, retinal nerve fiber layer, retinal vessel wall and lamina cribrosa can also be visualized with AO technology. Recent interest in AO technology in eye research has resulted in growing number of reports and publications utilizing this technology in both animals and humans. With the availability of first commercially available instruments we are making transformation of AO technology from a research tool to diagnostic instrument. The current challenges include imaging eyes with less than perfect optical media, formation of normative databases for acquired images such as cone mosaics, and the cost of the technology. The opportunities for AO will include more detailed diagnosis with description of some new findings in retinal diseases and glaucoma as well as expansion of AO into clinical trials which has already started.

Keywords

Retinal imaging
Adaptive optics technology

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Peer review under responsibility of Saudi Ophthalmological Society, King Saud University.

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