Adaptive optics imaging of the retina

• Main Authors: Rajani Battu, Supriya Dabir, Anjani Khanna, Anupama Kiran Kumar, Abhijit Sinha Roy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Lasik; corneal scars; corneoplastique; premium cataract surgery; refractive complications; radial keratotomy; pterygium; pinguecula; astigmatism; Antioxidants; electromagnetic ration; glutathione; lens; oxidative stress; 2-ethylpyridine; apoptosis; ARPE-19 cells; cigarette smoke toxicant; mitochondrial membrane potential; reactive oxygen/nitrogen species; Intacs; keratoconus; nomogram; Allograft; autograft; cell-based therapy; limbus; limbal stem cell deficiency; limbal transplantation; niche; stem cells; Infant blindness; iPhone; middle-income countries; non-physician graders; Retcam; retinopathy of prematurity (ROP); rural areas; screening; smart phones; telemedicine; tele-ophthalmology; tele-ROP; wide-field digital imaging; Diode laser; pattern laser; retinal photocoagulation; subthreshold micropulse laser; yellow laser; Eye movement perimeter; glaucoma; saccadic reaction time; Adaptive optics; cone count; cone spacing; retinal imaging
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2014;volume=62;issue=1;spage=60;epage=65;aulast=Battu

Adaptive optics is a relatively new tool that is available to ophthalmologists for study of cellular level details. In addition to the axial resolution provided by the spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, adaptive optics provides an excellent lateral resolution, enabling visualization of the photoreceptors, blood vessels and details of the optic nerve head. We attempt a mini review of the current role of adaptive optics in retinal imaging. PubMed search was performed with key words Adaptive optics OR Retina OR Retinal imaging. Conference abstracts were searched from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meetings. In total, 261 relevant publications and 389 conference abstracts were identified.