Retinal OCT and Genetics Identify Links Between Ocular and Systemic Health

Extreme precision is required to surgically remove a cancerous tumor without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue. Yet surgeons often must rely on their eyes and hands to determine where to cut....

A targeted spectroscopy system developed at Zilia Inc., by a team led by professor Dominic Sauvageau from the University of Alberta, enables concurrent imaging of the eye fundus — a region at...

Tens of millions of people around the world suffer from corneal diseases, with only a small fraction eligible for corneal transplantation. In a recent study, researchers at the University of Ottawa...

A portable device that integrates optical coherence tomography (OCT) with traditional otoscopy can provide clinicians in hearing clinics with images of the interior of the tympanic membrane, or...

The ADVANTECH™ hard coat bandpass filters from Andover Corp. offer steep slopes, high light transmission, durability, and long life for demanding applications. The filters provide...

The SST-08H-UV from Luminus Devices is a high-power UV-A LED for applications such as horticulture, curing inks, medical instrumentation, fluorescence imaging, disinfection, and flashlight...

The SM1008S from Mitutoyo America Corporation is a noncontact line-laser sensor for surface measurement processes in electrical, electronics, semiconductor, automotive, food, medical device, and...

The third-generation range of Mantis ergonomic optical stereo microscopes from Vision Engineering Ltd. feature improved optics for hand-to-eye coordination and depth perception. The microscopes...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

One of the most critical elements of any time-resolved spectroscopy and dynamics experiment is the optical delay line. A typical optical delay line consists of a retroreflector or folding mirrors on...

The wavelength range of commercially available LEDs with single-element output power of at least 5 mW is 275 to 950 nm. Each wavelength range is made from a specific semiconductor material family,...

Camera resolution depends upon the optical blur diameter and the detector size. Schade combined these to create an equivalent resolution that is a function of Fλ/d where F is the focal ratio,...

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful non-invasive, non-contact tool capable of identifying molecular constituents of samples. Wavelength selective optical filters are used to block the dominant Rayleigh...

Answering some common questions new users of optical design and analysis software have are “How accurate are the results?” or “Can I trust the results I get?” and discussing the importance of...

How to achieve high-performance 7-channel multiplex imaging, with Kromnigon’s multiband filter technology and CoolLED’s precision-controlled LED illumination.

As a leading manufacturer of light measurement technology, measurement quality has top priority at Instrument Systems. To this end, we operate an DAkkS accredited testing laboratory. There are hardly...

The development of new blood vessels plays a pivotal role in the leading causes of blindness, including macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. These conditions affect millions of people...

Rising cases of ocular disorders are expected to boost the growth of the global ophthalmology diagnostics and surgical devices market. Supporting this growing demand will be new innovations that help...

Photonics Media invites you to join us for our upcoming FREE digital conference, "Photonics for Ophthalmology." The event will feature several 15-minute online presentations on the use of light-based...

When imaging the living human eye, even if a person has perfect vision, blur caused by ocular aberrations of the eye limits resolution. This blur rapidly fluctuates due to a number of factors, such...

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography is an imaging technique used in medical diagnostics, particularly in ophthalmology, to visualize and analyze the internal structures of biological...

Swept-source optical coherence tomography is an imaging technique used in medical diagnostics, particularly in ophthalmology, to visualize and analyze the internal structures of biological tissues,...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique used in medical diagnostics and biomedical research to obtain high-resolution, cross-sectional images of biological tissues. An OCT imaging...

Supercontinuum refers to a broad spectrum of light that spans a wide range of wavelengths, typically from the visible to the near-infrared or even mid-infrared regions of the electromagnetic...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at the relationship between researchers and scientists at the University of California Davis, and surgeons and clinicians at nearby...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

Luminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to central Massachusetts as Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College take on a comprehensive joint photonics laboratory...

Optical coherence tomography is an imaging technique used in medical diagnostics and biomedical research to obtain high-resolution, cross-sectional images of biological tissues. An OCT imaging system...

The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...

Avantier Inc. is an unparalleled leader in providing innovative imaging systems solutions and optical systems solutions. We offer advance precision custom optical design, optical engineering...

Photonics Media is the publisher of Photonics Spectra, BioPhotonics, and Vision Spectra magazines in print, digital, and mobile app formats; the Photonics Marketplace featuring the Photonics Buyers'...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...