Hint: It Starts with the Animal Angle During our hands-on training, we review animal positioning until every user is completely comfortable. But like most other lab equipment task, it does take some practice. Aligning the animal just right can be the difference between a great and a good fundus image. We’ve put together a
14.05
2019
ARVO 2019: Frogs, Glue and CNV
Another ARVO passed by in a blur of research, scientific discussions, and seeing science friends. If you came by our booth, thank you for swinging by to chat with the Phoenix team. If you didn’t get a chance, please let me know if you have any questions about the Micron system and look for our
27.03
2019
Phoenix MICRON® CNV System used to test a novel treatment for age-related macular degeneration
In their paper, “Suppression of Choroidal Neovascularization by AAV-Based Dual-Acting Antiangiogenic Gene Therapy,” Askou et al develop an adeno-associated virus (AAV) treatment for age-related macular degeneration. Beautiful fluorescent fundoscopy performed with the Phoenix MICRON® validated the success of the subretinal AAV injection, while precise choroidal neovascularization (CNV) induced by Phoenix laser burns confirmed that the
15.02
2019
Corneal Thickness Analysis using OCT
Corneal images taken with the Phoenix Micron IV OCT used for thickness analysis King et al, a consortium of researchers at a range of institutions, recently used the Phoenix Micron IV OCT to examine corneal thickness in their article, “Genomic locus modulating corneal thickness in the mouse identifies POU6F2 as a potential risk of developing
17.01
2019
Characterizing a mutant rat strain with the Phoenix Micron OCT and Ganzfeld ERG
Monai et al characterized the longitudinal retinal degeneration of a rat model of retinitis pigmentosa using the Phoenix Micron OCT to examine retinal layers in live rats and the full field Ganzfeld ERG to test function. The rats have one of the mutations, P23H, that cause retinitis pigmentosa in humans, and are specifically a very
16.11
2018
Fundus and OCT imaging shows that smart phone-like blue light exposure leads to retinal disruption in rats
Researchers Lin et al at Taipei Medical University shared an alarming finding that blue light, similar to that emitted by smart phones, can lead to retinal disruption in rats. They used the Phoenix-Micron’s Phoenix MICRON® fundus camera and the image-guided OCT to demonstrate blood vessel leakage and retinal thinning after intermittent blue light exposure. Lin