Abstract

Alteration in the elastic properties of biological tissues may indicate changes in the structure and components. Acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography (ARF-OCE) can assess the elastic properties of the ocular tissues non-invasively. However, coupling the ultrasound beam and the optical beam remains challenging. In this Letter, we proposed an OCE method incorporating homolateral parallel ARF excitation for measuring the elasticity of the ocular tissues. An acoustic–optic coupling unit was established to reflect the ultrasound beam while transmitting the light beam. The ARF excited the ocular tissue in the direction parallel to the light beam from the same side of the light beam. We demonstrated the method on the agar phantoms, the porcine cornea, and the porcine retina. The results show that the ARF-OCE method can measure the elasticity of the cornea and the retina, resulting in higher detection sensitivity and a more extensive scanning range.

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