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Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010

Filed:

May. 02, 2006
Applicants:

Scot S. Olivier, Livermore, CA (US);

John S. Werner, Davis, CA (US);

Robert J. Zawadzki, Sacramento, CA (US);

Sophie P. Laut, Pasedena, CA (US);

Steven M. Jones, Livermore, CA (US);

Inventors:

Scot S. Olivier, Livermore, CA (US);

John S. Werner, Davis, CA (US);

Robert J. Zawadzki, Sacramento, CA (US);

Sophie P. Laut, Pasedena, CA (US);

Steven M. Jones, Livermore, CA (US);

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

This invention permits retinal images to be acquired at high speed and with unprecedented resolution in three dimensions (4×4×6 μm). The instrument achieves high lateral resolution by using adaptive optics to correct optical aberrations of the human eye in real time. High axial resolution and high speed are made possible by the use of Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography. Using this system, we have demonstrated the ability to image microscopic blood vessels and the cone photoreceptor mosaic.


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