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Alignment parameters of foveal cones

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In the fovea we measured the orientation and directional characteristics of photoreceptors with an optical technique in a group of 29 subjects. At 6deg eccentricity, we determined the direction of the normal to the inner limiting membrane (ILM) by analyzing light reflected specularly by the ILM. We found a strong correlation between the orientation of photoreceptor axes and the direction of the normal to the ILM. Therefore, we cannot answer the question of the mechanism of photoreceptor alignment without taking into account the direction of the normal to the underlying retinal pigment epithelium, in addition to phototropic and apodization processes. For a wavelength of 532nm, the mean value of the directionality factor ρ was 0.212mm2 (SD: 0.026mm2) when measured at the fovea (2deg sample field). We look for reasons likely to explain the discrepancy between ρ values given by different optical methods.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

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