Thursday, April 17, 2014

Creating Images of the Eye’s Internal Structure

By modifying an advanced imaging technique (known as optical coherence tomography or OCT) used for ophthalmology procedures, researchers at the Ophthalmic Biophysics Center at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in the U.S. are now able to provide images of the full internal structure of the eye. The advance not only promises to accelerate the development of an effective treatment for presbyopia, it may also be useful for surgeons in cataract removal, in the assessment of glaucoma treatments and in understanding the progression of short-sightedness in children. Read more.

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