Precise in vivo adaptive optics imaging of retinal vessels

Authors

  • Oleg Zadorozhnyy Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0125-2456
  • Andrii Korol Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0516-308X
  • Illia Nasinnyk Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy
  • Taras Kustrin Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy
  • Volodymyr Naumenko Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy
  • Nataliya Pasechnikova Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202323138

Keywords:

adaptive optics, retinal vessels, arterial hypertension, diabetic retinopathy

Abstract

Adaptive optics (AO) provides new, unique opportunities for in vivo visualization of retinal vasculature. AO retinal vessel imaging can be utilized as a component of multimodal imaging tools to complement conventional diagnostic imaging modalities. Non-invasive and highly promising AO imaging of fundus structures allows the qualitative and quantitative assessment of early signs of retinal vascular remodeling associated with age, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and other disorders.

Author Biographies

Oleg Zadorozhnyy, Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy

д.мед.н.

Andrii Korol , Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy

д.мед.н.

Nataliya Pasechnikova, Filatov Institute of Eye Disease and Tissue Therapy

д.мед.н., професор, член-кор. НАМН України.

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Published

2023-04-25

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Zadorozhnyy O, Korol A, Nasinnyk I, Kustrin T, Naumenko V, Pasechnikova N. Precise in vivo adaptive optics imaging of retinal vessels. J.ophthalmol. (Ukraine) [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 25 [cited 2024 Apr. 18];(2):31-8. Available from: https://ua.ozhurnal.com/index.php/files/article/view/24