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Matthew Pilgrim
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
UK
A high resolution scanning electron micrograph of the hydroxyapatite spherules which form within sub-retinal pigment epithelial deposits that are the characteristic lesion of age-related macular degeneration.
Ryan Imperio
Duke Eye Center
USA
X-linked retinitis pigmentosa vs choroideremia. Fluorescein angiography reveals diffuse atrophy of the choriocapillaris and RPE with sparing of the central macula. Images were captured using Optos T200x.
Jonathan Brett
Eye Research Group Oxford
UK
It is estimated that globally 285 million people are visually impaired, 246 million people have low vision and 39 million are blind. I thought that combining the visual language of a mid-phase fluorescein angiogram of a retina and the world map would be highlight the issues of global sight loss.
Victor Meseguer
Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante. UMH-CSIC
Spain
“Sparkling corneal fireworks”: A montage composed of confocal microscopy images of cold thermoreceptors from a living mouse whole cornea. The image was taken from a transgenic mouse expressing EYFP in corneal nerve fibers under the control of TRPM8 regulatory sequences (Trpm8-EYFP mouse). For montage purposes, we used the image at different pseudo-colors and sizes.
Christina Schwarz
University of Rochester
USA
Structure and function of photoreceptors in the living macaque eye - The near-infrared reflectance image (left) mainly contains structural information of photoreceptor mosaic, whereas the corresponding two-photon excitation fluorescence image (right) interrogates visual cycle activity. The main source of fluorescence is most likely retinol. The visual cycle of one cone photoreceptor appears to be compromised, manifesting in diminished fluorescence. 135µm x 180µm