Handheld Probe Images Photoreceptors in Children

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  • TBMG-33247
Published November 01, 2018 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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Duke University researchers have developed a handheld probe that can image individual photoreceptors in the eyes of infants. The technology, based on adaptive optics, will make it easier for physicians and scientists to observe these cells to diagnosis eye diseases and make early detection of brain-related diseases and trauma.