Abstract
The cone photoreceptor mosaic of the living human eye has in a limited number of cases been imaged without the use of wavefront-correction techniques. To accomplish this, the directionality of the photoreceptors, as manifested by their waveguiding properties, may be used to advantage. In the present paper we provide a model of our recently proposed directional light scanning laser ophthalmoscope [Opt. Lett. 29, 968 (2004)] together with a detailed numerical analysis of the device. The outcome is compared with experimental results.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Computer Simulation
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Equipment Design
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Equipment Failure Analysis
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Humans
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Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
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Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
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Light
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Microscopy, Confocal / instrumentation*
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Microscopy, Confocal / methods
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Models, Biological
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Ophthalmoscopes*
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Photometry / methods*
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Reproducibility of Results
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Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells / anatomy & histology*
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Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells / physiology*
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Scattering, Radiation
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Sensitivity and Specificity