The true color SLO could potentially provide earlier detection of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and it may be possible to use it to evaluate the effects of various drugs or dietary supplements on the macular pigment density.
Publication
Professor Joseph Izatt
The Biophotonics Group
Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering and Applied Sciences (FCIEMAS)
Duke University
Francesco LaRocca, Derek Nankivil, Sina Farsiu, and Joseph A. Izatt, “True color scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and optical coherence tomography handheld probe” BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS Vol. 5, No. 9 September 2014
