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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2015
Shuliang Jiao, Miami, FL (US);
Rong Wen, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Byron L. Lam, Miami, FL (US);
Tan Liu, Miami, FL (US);
Shuliang Jiao, Miami, FL (US);
Rong Wen, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Byron L. Lam, Miami, FL (US);
Tan Liu, Miami, FL (US);
THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Miami, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
The subject invention provides novel apparatuses and methods for assessing the structure and function of photoreceptors in retina. In a specific embodiment, the assessment is accomplished by imaging rhodopsin, pigmented protein responsible for initiating vision acquisition of the eye, in living subjects. Advantageously, the technologies provided herein can be used for clinical evaluation of retinal photoreceptors for diagnosis, disease staging and follow-up, and outcome measurement for clinical trials of retinal degenerative disorders, including, for example, hereditary retinal degeneration and age-related macular degeneration.