Time-Lapse 3-D Imaging Detects Disc Shedding of Photoreceptor Cells in the Living Human Eye (IMAGE)

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Time-Lapse 3-D Imaging Detects Disc Shedding of Photoreceptor Cells in the Living Human Eye

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En face view shows the patch of cone photo-receptor cells that were studied in one of the subjects, approximately 1,000 cones. Each cone cell is distinguished by a bright punctuate reflection and spaced a few microns from neighboring cells.

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Omer P. Kocaoglu, Indiana University

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