A new hand-held device capable of taking images of a child’s retina with cellular resolution has been developed by engineers and physicians at Duke University, according to a university press release.
The ultra-compact hand-held device, which is based on OCT and other technologies, allows researchers to gather structural information about the eyes of infants and toddlers for the first time.
“The probe, featuring a compact optical design weighing only 94 g, was able to quantify packing densities of parafoveal cone photoreceptors and visualize cross-sectional photoreceptor substructure in children ranging from 14 months to 12 years,” the developers wrote in a letter published in Nature Photonics.
