Dual-path handheld system for cornea and retina imaging using optical coherence tomography

• DOI: 10.1007/s10043-016-0288-5
• Publication Date: 2016-11-15T12:31:26Z
• Authors: Muhammad Faizan S...; Ruchire Eranga Wi...; Naresh Kumar Ravi...; Pilun Kim; Mansik Jeon; Jeehyun Kim
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

A dual-path handheld system is proposed for cornea and retina imaging using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. The handheld sample arm is designed to acquire two images simultaneously. Both eyes of a person can be imaged at the same time to obtain the images of the cornea of one eye and the retina of the other eye. Cornea, retina, and optic disc images are acquired with the proposed sample arm. Experimental results demonstrate the usefulness of this system for imaging of different eye segments. This system reduces the time required for imaging of the two eyes and is cost effective.