Image chorioretinal vasculature in albino rats using photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy

J Mod Opt. 2011 Jan 1;58(21):1997-2001. doi: 10.1080/09500340.2011.601331.

Abstract

We imaged the microvascular network in both the retina and the choroid in an albino rat eye using photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy guided by optical coherence tomography. Relying on optical absorption and ultrasonic detection, photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy can image both retinal and choroidal vessel networks with high contrast.

Keywords: ophthalmology; optical coherence tomography; photoacoustic microscopy.