Optical polarization of neovascularized human ocular tissues

Dhiraj K. Sardar; Andrew T. C. Tsin; Felipe S. Salinas; John J. Perez

doi:10.1117/12.477947

14 July 2003 Optical polarization of neovascularized human ocular tissues

Dhiraj K. Sardar, Andrew T. C. Tsin, Felipe S. Salinas, John J. Perez

Proceedings Volume 4951, Ophthalmic Technologies XIII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477947
Event: Biomedical Optics, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Optical polarization study is performed on the healthy and neovascularized human retinal and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/choroidal tissues. Linear polarizer and polarizing analyzer have been employed to determine the intensity changes as well as polarization shifts of the polarized laser light scattered off these tissues from both the left and right eyes. Our studies show that both retinal and choroidal tissues possess strong polarization properties. The polarization shift is found to be higher in the neovascularized tissues than in the healthy tissues. It is also observed that the greater the polarization shift, the lower the intensity of the scattered light.

Citation Download Citation

Dhiraj K. Sardar, Andrew T. C. Tsin, Felipe S. Salinas, and John J. Perez "Optical polarization of neovascularized human ocular tissues", Proc. SPIE 4951, Ophthalmic Technologies XIII, (14 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477947

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available