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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication of diabetes affecting up to 80% of all diabetic patients. DR can lead to
blindness and reduced quality of life. Some authors have hypothesized that changes in the flow dynamics associated
with DR as well as changes in retinal oxygenation can lead to macular edema. Measurements of oxygen saturation in
the retina could help understand the real mechanisms behind this condition. We present a novel spectroscopic imaging
device to measure oxygen saturation in the retina. Our system uses a lenslet array to spatially and spectrocopically
divide a fundus image. A three wavelengths algorithm is used to calculate oxygen saturation in small vessels. Only
wavelengths in the 500 - 580 nm range are considered in order to minimize the wavelength dependence of the scattering
from erythrocytes. Preliminary testing on healthy subjects showed values of oxygen saturation comparable to the one
reported in the literature.
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Jessica C. Ramella-Roman, H. Kandimalla, R. Dinga, A. Nabili, Scott A. Mathews, Q. D. Nguyen, "A lenslet-based device for measuring oxygen saturation in the retina," Proc. SPIE 6426, Ophthalmic Technologies XVII, 64261J (5 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.714123