High resolution confocal polarimeter for the living human retina

D. Lara; C. Paterson

doi:10.1117/12.901777

21 October 2011 High resolution confocal polarimeter for the living human retina

D. Lara, C. Paterson

Proceedings Volume 8011, 22nd Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Light for the Development of the World; 80110E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.901777
Event: International Commission for Optics (ICO 22), 2011, Puebla, Mexico

Abstract

There is strong evidence that the living human retina has polarization signatures that could be linked to the presence of Glaucoma, an ocular disease that is the second cause of blindness in the western world. In a polarization sensitive ophthalmoscope, the amount of light that can be used is limited for the safety of the subject, and the return is typically a small fraction of the light used for illumination, of the order of 10^-6. Furthermore, the acquisition rates have to be sufficiently fast to avoid eye-movement artifacts. The light-budget available to produce a polarization image with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope is typically in the order of 10 nW, and pixel acquisition sampling rates are of several MHz. We are currently developing an imaging instrument for vision research and clinical vision applications and aim to introduce it to the medical and clinical environment using objective methods of image quality assessment. Here we discuss the stringent imaging requirements, polarimeter design, and show high resolution polarization retinal images.

Citation Download Citation

D. Lara and C. Paterson "High resolution confocal polarimeter for the living human retina", Proc. SPIE 8011, 22nd Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Light for the Development of the World, 80110E (21 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.901777

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available

Members: $17.00

Non-members: $21.00 ADD TO CART

PROCEEDINGS
7 PAGES

DOWNLOAD PAPER SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

GET CITATION

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Get copyright permission Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace

KEYWORDS

Polarization

Retina

Polarimetry

Eye

Visualization

Confocal microscopy

Scanning laser ophthalmoscopes

Show All Keywords

Keywords/Phrases

Search In:

Publication Years