Imaging polarimetry in macular disease with scanning laser polarimetry and polarization-sensitive Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography

Masahiro Miura; Masahiro Yamanari; Ann E. Elsner; Toyohiko Yatagai; Yoshiaki Yasuno

doi:10.1117/12.696381

5 March 2007 Imaging polarimetry in macular disease with scanning laser polarimetry and polarization-sensitive Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography

Masahiro Miura, Masahiro Yamanari, Ann E. Elsner, Toyohiko Yatagai, Yoshiaki Yasuno

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Proceedings Volume 6426, Ophthalmic Technologies XVII; 64260G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696381
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Polarization properties of the human eye have long been used to study the tissues of the human retina, as well as to improve retinal imaging, and several new technologies using polarized light are in use or under development^1-6. Recently, scanning laser polarimetry was used to selectively emphasize the different layers of the retina^1-3. Birefringence and depolarization were observed in the area with deep retinal lesions in macular disease^1-3. To confirm the origin of these polarization changes, layer by layer analysis is required. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been developed to measure the depth-resolved image of the retina, and polarization-sensitive OCT (PS-OCT) could visualize the polarization properties of various retinal layers^5-7. With combination of scanning laser polarimetry and PS-OCT, we can obtain more information about polarization properties of the macular disease. In this study, we compared scanning laser polarimetry image and PS-OCT image to evaluate the polarization properties of the deep retinal lesion in macular disease.

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Masahiro Miura, Masahiro Yamanari, Ann E. Elsner, Toyohiko Yatagai, and Yoshiaki Yasuno "Imaging polarimetry in macular disease with scanning laser polarimetry and polarization-sensitive Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography", Proc. SPIE 6426, Ophthalmic Technologies XVII, 64260G (5 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696381

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