• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 3, 031701 (2016)
Xiaoyun Jiang1, Yichen Ding1, Wenyao Wang2, Zhiyu Huang1, Zhiru Wang3、4, Elie de Lestrange Anginieur1, Yue Yu1, Jun Li3, Mingliang Pu2, Qiushi Ren1, and Changhui Li1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 3Laboratory Animal Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 4School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.031701 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xiaoyun Jiang, Yichen Ding, Wenyao Wang, Zhiyu Huang, Zhiru Wang, Elie de Lestrange Anginieur, Yue Yu, Jun Li, Mingliang Pu, Qiushi Ren, Changhui Li. Developing a contact probe for rodent fundus imaging in a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(3): 031701 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic design of the probe. (a) The structure of the contact probe for rats; (b) the surface of the soft gel can slightly change shape to adapt to different rodent eyes.
    Fig. 1. Schematic design of the probe. (a) The structure of the contact probe for rats; (b) the surface of the soft gel can slightly change shape to adapt to different rodent eyes.
    Making the concave surface with a steel ball.
    Fig. 2. Making the concave surface with a steel ball.
    Comparison between the flexible contact probe (a, c) and plano–concave method (b, d) in the spot diagram and PSF.
    Fig. 3. Comparison between the flexible contact probe (a, c) and plano–concave method (b, d) in the spot diagram and PSF.
    Layout of the CSLO system for rodents, and a photo of the contact probe with the subject. L: lens, DM: dichroic mirror, PBS: polarizing beam splitter, QWP: quarter wave plate.
    Fig. 4. Layout of the CSLO system for rodents, and a photo of the contact probe with the subject. L: lens, DM: dichroic mirror, PBS: polarizing beam splitter, QWP: quarter wave plate.
    In vivo retinal imaging. Comparison of the reflectance image by (a) the flexible contact probe and (b) the plano–concave lens for a rat; (c) autofluorescence imaging and (d) FA for the same rat; (e) reflectance and (d) fluorescence imaging for amouse. Scale bar: 100 μm.
    Fig. 5. In vivo retinal imaging. Comparison of the reflectance image by (a) the flexible contact probe and (b) the plano–concave lens for a rat; (c) autofluorescence imaging and (d) FA for the same rat; (e) reflectance and (d) fluorescence imaging for amouse. Scale bar: 100 μm.
     Average axial length (mm)Total power (D)Average refractive error (D)NA
    Human23.524600 to +10.20
    Rat6.1300+5 to +150.43
    Mouse3.3560+7 to +150.49
    Table 1. Ocular Parameters for Human, Rat, and Mouse Eyes[22]
    Xiaoyun Jiang, Yichen Ding, Wenyao Wang, Zhiyu Huang, Zhiru Wang, Elie de Lestrange Anginieur, Yue Yu, Jun Li, Mingliang Pu, Qiushi Ren, Changhui Li. Developing a contact probe for rodent fundus imaging in a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(3): 031701
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