1 Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
2 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2018 Dec;243(17-18):1256-1264. doi: 10.1177/1535370218816517. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Retinal photoreceptors are the primary target of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the leading cause of severe vision loss and legal blindness. An objective method for functional assessment of photoreceptor physiology can benefit early detection and better treatment evaluation of AMD and other eye diseases that are known to cause photoreceptor dysfunctions. This article summarizes in vitro study of IOS mechanisms and in vivo demonstration of IOS imaging of intact animals. Further development of the functional IOS imaging may provide a revolutionary solution to achieve objective assessment of human photoreceptors.
视网膜光感受器是年龄相关性黄斑变性 (AMD) 的主要靶标,AMD 是导致严重视力丧失和法定失明的主要原因。一种用于评估光感受器生理学功能的客观方法,可以有助于早期发现 AMD 和其他已知会引起光感受器功能障碍的眼部疾病,并能更好地评估这些疾病的治疗效果。本文总结了 IOS 机制的体外研究和完整动物的 IOS 成像的体内证明。进一步开发功能 IOS 成像可能为实现对人类光感受器的客观评估提供一个革命性的解决方案。