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ArticleBiomedical optics express2017

Non-invasive assessment of human cone photoreceptor function.

Robert F Cooper, William S Tuten, Alfredo Dubra, David H Brainard, Jessica I W Morgan

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Robert F CooperOphthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
William S TutenOphthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Alfredo DubraOphthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
David H BrainardPsychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jessica I W MorganOphthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
University of Pennsylvania · USPenn Presbyterian Medical Center · USStanford University · US

Funding

Scientific TransparencyP30EY001583 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Qi N Cui · 1985 to 2026
$19.5M
Platform Technologies for Microscopic Retinal Imaging: Development & TranslationU01EY025477 · NEI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI DUBRA, ALFREDO · 2015 to 2019
$4.4M
Axially-resolved Spectroscopic Ophthalmic ImagingR01EY025231 · NEI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI DUBRA, ALFREDO · 2015 to 2019
$1.9M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001583NEI NIH HHS R01 EY025231NEI NIH HHS U01 EY025477
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vision begins when light isomerizes the photopigments within photoreceptors. Noninvasive cellular-scale observation of the structure of the human photoreceptor mosaic is made possible through the use of adaptive optics (AO) enhanced ophthalmoscopes, but establishing noninvasive objective measures of photoreceptor function on a similar scale has been more difficult. AO ophthalmoscope images acquired with near-infrared light show that individual cone photoreceptor reflectance can change in response to a visible stimulus. Here we show that the intrinsic response depends on stimulus wavelength and intensity, and that its action spectrum is well-matched to the spectral sensitivity of cone-mediated vision. Our results demonstrate that the cone reflectance response is mediated by photoisomerization, thus making it a direct measure of photoreceptor function.

Indexed as

(330.4270) Vision system neurophysiology(330.4300) Vision system - noninvasive assessment(330.4460) Ophthalmic optics and devices(330.5310) Vision - photoreceptors

Identifiers

PMID29188106
PMCPMC5695956
OpenAlexW2767019328

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