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Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy

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Based on techniques for measuring fluorescence decay times, fluorescence lifetime imaging was developed for scanning laser microscopy (FLIM). This technique was transferred to scanning laser ophthalmoscopy to investigate the metabolic state of the healthy and diseased retina by observation of fundus autofluorescence lifetimes.

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Hammer, M. (2019). FLIO Historical Background. In: Zinkernagel, M., Dysli, C. (eds) Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22878-1_3

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