Tracking Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy

The tracking scanning laser ophthalmoscope (TSLO) combines a wide field confocal line-scanning laser ophthalmoscope and a high-speed active hardware-based retinal tracker. The TSLO is now sold as part of PSI's suite of ocular interface instruments.

Patents

1. 1. R. D. Ferguson (1998). "Servo Tracking System Utilizing Phase-Sensitive Detection of Reflectance Variations." U.S. Patent # 5,767,941 [pdf], and 5,943,115 [pdf].

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. 1. D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, J. C. Magill, M. A. White, A. E. Elsner, and R. H. Webb, "Image stabilization for scanning laser ophthalmoscopy," Opt. Express 10, 1542-1549 (2002), SR-1118.
2. 2. D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, J. C. Magill, M. A. White, A. E. Elsner, and R. H. Webb, "Compact scanning laser ophthalmoscope with high speed retinal tracker," Appl. Opt. 42, 4621-4632 (2003), SR-1117.
3. 3. R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, A. E. Elsner, R. H. Webb, S. A. Burns, and J. J. Weiter, "Wide-field retinal hemodynamic imaging with the tracking scanning laser ophthalmoscope," Opt. Express 12, 5198-5208 (2004), SR-1191.

Conference Proceedings

1. 1. D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, J. C. Magill, M. A. White, A. E. Elsner, and R. H. Webb, "Tracking Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope," in Ophthalmic Technologies, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4951, pp. 208-217, Jan. 2003, SR-1128.
2. 2. R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, A. E. Elsner, S. A. Burns, R. H. Webb, and J. J. Weiter, "Wide-field stabilized Doppler flowmetry with the tracking scanning laser ophthalmoscope (TSLO)," Ophthalmic Technologies XIV, edited by Fabrice Manns, Per G. Söderberg, Arthur Ho, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 5314, pp. 170-178 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2004), SR-1176.

Conference Posters

1. 1. D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, J. C. Magill, A. E. Elsner, R. H. Webb, "Tracking Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (TSLO): Initial Human Subject Testing" Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale FL, May 2002.

Conference and Miscellaneous Talks

1. 1. R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, J. C. Magill, A. E. Elsner, and R. H. Webb, "Eye Tracking in Retinal Imaging," CIMIT Forum, Feb. 2003.
2. 2. D. X. Hammer and R. D. Ferguson, "Active Retinal Image Stabilization," Center for Adaptive Optics Spring Retreat, San Jose CA, Mar. 2003.
3. 3. R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, S. A. Burns, and A. E. Elsner, "Retinal Hemodynamic Imaging with the TSLO," Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Program 1137, May 2004.
4. 4. D. X. Hammer and R. D. Ferguson, "Confocal Ophthalmic Imaging and Active Retinal Image Stabilization," Seeing Inside Symposium, Boston MA, Oct. 2004.

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