Developing photoacoustic ocular imaging system

Ocular imaging plays a key role for the diagnosis of various ocular diseases. In this work, we have developed an ocular imaging system based on the photoacoustic tomography. This system has successfully imaged the entire eye of a mouse, from its iris to the retina region, and the imaging is label-free and non-invasively. The resolution of this system reaches several micron meters, allowing the study of microstructures in various ocular tissues. Our system has the potential to be a powerful non-invasive imaging method for the ophthalmology.

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