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      Volumetric macro- and micro-scale assessment of crystalline lens opacities in cataract patients using long-depth-range swept source optical coherence tomography

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          <p class="first" id="d5096470e221">We demonstrate an optimized optical platform for the three-dimensional (3-D) visualization of crystalline lens opacities in vivo in the eyes of patients with different types and grades of cataracts. We developed a prototype long-depth-range swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) instrument operating at the speed of 50 kA-scans/second and at the central wavelength of 1 μm to perform high-resolution imaging of the whole anterior segment of the eye. Volumetric data sets of cataractous eyes were acquired and processed to obtain contrast-enhanced high-resolution images of lenticular structures and opacifications. The results showed lens micro- and macro-scale features related to possible cataract development such as cortical spokes, water clefts and enhanced scattering in the lens nucleus. The results demonstrate also the ability of this SS-OCT imaging to locate and characterize opacities quantitatively. The instrument might be a useful tool in the high-resolution preoperative evaluation of crystalline lens opacities in cataract patients. </p>

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          Journal
          Biomedical Optics Express
          Biomed. Opt. Express
          The Optical Society
          2156-7085
          2156-7085
          2018
          2018
          July 24 2018
          August 01 2018
          : 9
          : 8
          : 3821
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          10.1364/BOE.9.003821
          6191641
          30338158
          bbd9d2ff-0395-4824-984a-a2c4ffc04a6c
          © 2018
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