Retinal Imaging with Adaptive Optics Enhanced Optical Coherence Tomography

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Physics/Engineering, 2005-06

Liaison(s): Scot Olivier, Steve Jones
Advisor(s): Richard Haskell, Qimin Yang
Students(s): Lily Tian (TL), Megan Arman, Sarah Adelman, Hansford Hendargo, Steven Von der Porten, Greg Sandstrom (S), Steven Ning (S)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UC Davis Medical center are currently developing a next-generation Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system that employs Adaptive Optics (AO) technology. The AO enhances the capability of OCT to study the retina of the human eye by compensating for aberrations in the cornea and lens, allowing visualization of individual photoreceptors. The Clinic team will design and evaluate a compact AO-OCT system viable for use in clinical ophthalmic research.