Sub-micrometer axial resolution OCT for in-vivo imaging of the cellular structure of healthy and keratoconic human corneas

• Published in: Biomedical optics express Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 800 - 812
• Main Authors: Bizheva, Kostadinka, Tan, Bingyao, MacLelan, Benjamin, Kralj, Olivera, Hajialamdari, Mojtaba, Hileeto, Denise, Sorbara, Luigina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Optical Society of America 01.02.2017
• Subjects: (170.0110) Imaging systems; (170.4500) Optical coherence tomography; (170.4460) Ophthalmic optics and devices

Corneal degenerative conditions such as keratoconus (KC) cause progressive damage to the anterior corneal tissue and eventually severely compromise visual acuity. The ability to visualize corneal tissue damage at cellular or sub-cellular level at different stages of development of KC and other corne...