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  • Ophthalmology
  • Cellular Biology
  • Medical Imaging

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  • Over 50 inherited retinal diseases exist, often marked by early rod photoreceptor dysfunction.
  • The optoretinogram (ORG) is an emerging assay for detecting cellular optical changes in response to stimuli.
  • Rod photoreceptors are crucial for vision, and their early functional loss is key in many retinal diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of obtaining intensity-based optoretinograms (iORGs) from rod photoreceptors.
  • To explore the necessity of individual rod identification for waveform extraction.
  • To analyze rod iORG morphology and compare it with cone iORGs.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope to acquire iORGs from rod photoreceptors.
  • Examined the impact of individual rod identification on waveform extraction.
  • Analyzed the root mean square (RMS) morphology of rod iORGs.

Main Results:

  • Rod iORG RMS waveforms exhibited slower implicit times and lower amplitudes compared to cone iORGs.
  • Similar iORG RMS metrics were achieved whether using only identified rod locations or all rod-containing pixels.
  • Rod optoretinograms are feasible even when rod photoreceptors are not fully resolved.

Conclusions:

  • Obtaining rod optoretinograms is simplified by not requiring individual rod counting.
  • This method enhances practicality and scalability for evaluating rod function in larger populations and diseased retinas.
  • The approach broadens the clinical applicability of optoretinography for retinal disease diagnosis and monitoring.