Quantitative measurement of optical properties and Hb concentration in a rodent model of inflammatory Meibomian gland dysfunction using spatial frequency domain imaging | Zendy

Hyeongbeom Kim | Zendy; Kyong Jin Cho | Zendy; Anthony J. Durkin | Zendy; Bruce J. Tromberg | Zendy; Ilyong Park | Zendy

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Quantitative measurement of optical properties and Hb concentration in a rodent model of inflammatory Meibomian gland dysfunction using spatial frequency domain imaging

Author(s) -

Hyeongbeom Kim,

Kyong Jin Cho,

Anthony J. Durkin,

Bruce J. Tromberg,

Ilyong Park

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

biomedical optics express

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.362

H-Index - 86

ISSN - 2156-7085

DOI - 10.1364/boe.449150

Subject(s) - rodent model , spatial frequency , meibomian gland , frequency domain , pathology , optical imaging , optics , medicine , biomedical engineering , ophthalmology , physics , computer science , computer vision , eyelid

Herein, to investigate a new diagnostic method for Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) induced by eyelid inflammation, optical properties and deoxy-hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations in rodent eyelid tissues, including Meibomian glands(MGs), were measured using spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI). Complete Freund's adjuvant solutions were injected into the eyelid margins of Sprague-Dawley rats to induce MGD. After three weeks, the optical properties and Hb of the MG and non-MG regions of the eyelids were measured ex-vivo using an SFDI system. The comparison of Hb showed that the MGD group exhibited significantly higher values than those of the control group in both regions. The optical properties at 730 and 850 nm for the MG regions in the MGD group were significantly different from those in the control group. In addition, the 630 nm absorption coefficients of both regions were significantly higher in the MGD group than in the control group. Thus, the SFDI technique can detect the increased Hb concentration and changes in the optical properties of the eyelids due to inflammatory MGD in a noncontact manner and has the potential to be used as a novel quantitative diagnostic method for the occurrence of MGD.

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