Simultaneous in vivo imaging of melanin and lipofuscin in the retina with photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy and autofluorescence imaging

Xiangyang Zhang, Hao F. Zhang, Carmen A. Puliafito, Shuliang Jiao*

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Abstract

We combined photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy (PAOM) with autofluorescence imaging for simultaneous in vivo imaging of dual molecular contrasts in the retina using a single light source. The dual molecular contrasts come from melanin and lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Melanin and lipofuscin are two types of pigments and are believed to play opposite roles (protective versus exacerbate) in the RPE in the aging process. We have successfully imaged the retina of pigmented and albino rats at different ages. The experimental results showed that multimodal PAOM system can be a potentially powerful tool in the study of age-related degenerative retinal diseases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number080504
JournalJournal of Biomedical Optics
Volume16
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

Funding

This work is supported in part by the following grants: National Institutes of Health Grant No. 7R21EB008800-02 (Jiao), Coulter Translational Award (Jiao), and National Institutes of Health Grant No. 1RC4EY021357 (Zhang).

Keywords

  • Fluorescence image
  • Lipofuscin
  • Melanin
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Photoacoustic image

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials

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