Complementary Capabilities of Photoacoustic Imaging to Existing Optical Ocular Imaging Techniques

TL;DR

This paper discusses how photoacoustic imaging can complement existing ocular imaging techniques like fundus photography, SLO, and OCT, highlighting its potential as a major future modality.

Contribution

It provides an overview of current ocular imaging methods and explores the potential of photoacoustic imaging as a complementary and advanced technique.

Findings

Photoacoustic imaging offers unique contrast and depth information.

It can be integrated with existing ocular imaging modalities.

Potential to improve diagnosis and monitoring of eye diseases.

Abstract

In this chapter, we will give a brief overview of fundus photography, SLO, and OCT while discussing photoacoustic imaging potential as the next major ocular imaging modality.