With advancing age, the normal function of eye tissues is reduced and there is an increased incidence of ocular pathology. Optical based imaging techniques have been widely used to study anatomy and physiology of retina. This article discusses the significance of MRI used for imaging of retina. Optical imaging Optical based imaging techniques have been utilized to study the anatomy and physiology of the retina.
These methods include fundus photography, optical coherence tomography and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. The methods to image blood flow and velocity include fluorescein angiography, indocyanin-green angiography, laser Doppler velocimetry and flowmetry and laser speckle imaging. These techniques have been used to study blood velocity and blood flow in large vessels or relative blood flow and oxygenation in tissue. Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI provides relatively…
