Wednesday, August 19, 2020

OCT-based technique captures subtle details of photoreceptor function

Researchers have developed a new instrument that has, for the first time, measured tiny light-evoked deformations in individual rods and cones in a living human eye. The new approach could one day improve detection of retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in people over 55 worldwide.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818175420.htm

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