Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Optokinetic Response As Structural and Functional Visual System Readouts in Mice and RatsMichael Dietrich 1, Christina Hecker 1, Alexander Hilla 2, Andrés Cruz-Herranz 3, Hans-Peter Hartung 1, Dietmar Fischer 2, Ari Green 3, Philipp Albrecht 1
1Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 2Department of Cell Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, 3Division of Neuroinflammation and Glial Biology, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco
A detailed protocol for the assessment of structural and visual readouts in rodents by optical coherence tomography and optokinetic response is presented. The results provide valuable insights for ophthalmologic as well as neurologic research.
