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Abstract

Medicine

Image-Guided Optical Coherence Tomography to Assess Structural Changes in Rodent Retinas

Published: February 10th, 2023

DOI:

10.3791/64783

1State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry, and Vision Science, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 2Department of Ophthalmology, The First People's Hospital of Guiyang

* These authors contributed equally

Abstract

Ocular diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and uveitis, are always accompanied by retinal structural changes. These diseases affecting the fundus always exhibit typical abnormalities in certain cell types in the retina, including photoreceptor cells, retinal ganglion cells, cells in the retinal blood vessels, and cells in the choroidal vascular cells. Noninvasive, highly efficient, and adaptable imaging techniques are required for both clinical practice and basic research. Image-guided optical coherence tomography (OCT) satisfies these requirements because it combines fundus photography and high-resolution OCT, providing an accurate diagnosis of tiny lesions as well as important changes in the retinal architecture. This study details the procedures of data collection and data analysis for image-guided OCT and demonstrates its application in rodent models of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), optic nerve crush (ONC), light-induced retinal degeneration, and experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU). This technique helps researchers in the eye field to identify rodent retinal structural changes conveniently, reliably, and tractably.

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Keywords Image guided Optical Coherence Tomography

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