• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 57, Issue 5, 051701 (2020)
Da Zou1, Kexin Wang2, Gangjun Liu3、4, Qiushi Ren1、3、4, and Yanye Lu1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
  • 3Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
  • 4Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518052, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP57.051701 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Da Zou, Kexin Wang, Gangjun Liu, Qiushi Ren, Yanye Lu. Noninvasive Measurement of Retinal Oxygen Saturation and Vessel Diameter Changes in Diabetes Mellitus Patients[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(5): 051701 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this study, via the retinal functional imaging device, not only the structural information of the retina is imaged, but also the functional information such as the retinal oxygen saturation and vessel diameter is imaged and measured noninvasively and quantitatively. By comparing quantitatively the functional imaging results of diabetes patients and healthy controls, significantly elevated arterial oxygen saturation and arterial-venous oxygen saturation difference are found in diabetes patients. The area of the foveal avascular zone is also significantly increased in diabetes patients. The result also shows that there are significant differences between the average diameters of arteries and veins both in diabetes patients and healthy controls, and the arterial diameter is always larger than the venous diameter. The study demonstrates that by using the retinal functional imaging method, the clinical changes of retinal oxygen metabolism as well as the perfusion rate in diabetes patients can be detected, which helps doctors to better observe and evaluate the pathological changes of the retinal microvessels in diabetes patients. In addition, the retinal functional imaging technique has the application potential for the early diagnosis and prognostic evaluation of ophthalmic complications associated with diabetes.
    Da Zou, Kexin Wang, Gangjun Liu, Qiushi Ren, Yanye Lu. Noninvasive Measurement of Retinal Oxygen Saturation and Vessel Diameter Changes in Diabetes Mellitus Patients[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(5): 051701
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