Measurement and quantification of fluorescent changes in ocular tissue using a novel confocal instrument

Kim K. Buttenschoen; John M. Girkin; Daniel J. Daly

doi:10.1117/12.2051800

8 May 2014 Measurement and quantification of fluorescent changes in ocular tissue using a novel confocal instrument

Kim K. Buttenschoen, John M. Girkin, Daniel J. Daly

Proceedings Volume 9129, Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care IV; 91291R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2051800
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2014, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Our sight is a major contributor to our quality of life. The treatment of diseases like macular degeneration and glaucoma, however, presents a challenge as the delivery of medication to ocular tissue is not well understood. The instrument described here will help quantify targeted delivery by non-invasively and simultaneously measuring light reflected from and fluorescence excited in the eye, used as position marker and to track compounds respectively. The measurement concept has been proven by monitoring the diffusion of fluorescein and a pharmaceutical compound for treating open angle glaucoma in vitro in a cuvette and in ex vivo porcine eyes. To obtain a baseline of natural fluorescence we measured the change in corneal and crystalline lens autofluorescence in volunteers over a week. We furthermore present data on 3D ocular autofluorescence. Our results demonstrate the capability to measure the location and concentration of the compound of interest with high axial and temporal resolution of 178 μm and 0.6 s respectively. The current detection limit is 2 nM for fluorescein, and compounds with a quantum yield as low as 0.01 were measured to concentrations below 1 μM. The instrument has many applications in assessing the diffusion of fluorescent compounds through the eye and skin in vitro and in vivo, measuring autofluorescence of ocular tissues and reducing the number of animals needed for research. The instrument has the capability of being used both in the clinical and home care environment opening up the possibility of measuring controlled drug release in a patient friendly manner.

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Kim K. Buttenschoen, John M. Girkin, and Daniel J. Daly "Measurement and quantification of fluorescent changes in ocular tissue using a novel confocal instrument", Proc. SPIE 9129, Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care IV, 91291R (8 May 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2051800

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Luminescence

Eye

Diffusion

Tissues

Cornea

Confocal microscopy

In vivo imaging

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