Adaptive optics technology for high-resolution retinal imaging

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 334-366

  Lombardo, Marco ^a   Serrao, Sebastiano ^a   Devaney, Nicholas ^b   Parravano, Mariacristina ^a   Lombardo, Giuseppe ^c,d  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d Vision Engineering Italy Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive optical systems; Biomedical imaging techniques; Eye; Optical sensors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEMS; ADAPTIVE OPTICS TECHNOLOGY; AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; BIOMEDICAL IMAGING; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIRECT VISUALIZATION; EYE; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES;

ABERRATIONS; EYE PROTECTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; PATHOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; OPTICAL IMAGING; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84872787059     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130100334     Document Type: Review

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