In the paper “The impact of obesity‑related raised intracranial pressure in rodents” published in Scientific Reports journal, Westgate and collaborators used the Phoenix MICRON® image-guided OCT system, along with the Phoenix MICRON® Insight software, in the measurement of the retinal anatomical changes caused by intracranial hypertension in obese rats. The Problem: Intracranial pressure (ICP) measures the
29.09
2020
RPE mutations lead to retinal hypopigmentation, vasculature changes, and decreased function
In their paper, “The microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (Mitf) gene and its role in regulating eye function,” García-Llorca et al use the Phoenix MICRON® IV to examine the outer eye appearance, retinal pigmentation, and retinal vasculature through fluorescein angiography to study several different mouse mutants. Combined with electroretinography and histology, the fundus images tell a story
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