Paper 13300-43
Paper 13300-43
Probing Neurovascular Coupling in the Healthy and Glaucomatous Human Retina with a Combined OCT+ERG System
25 January 2025 • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PST
Abstract
Visual stimulation-induced increase in the metabolic activity of retinal neurons leads to temporary vasodilation of retinal blood vessels and an increase in the retinal blood flow, which is often referred to as functional hyperaemia or neurovascular coupling. Glaucoma, a neurodegenerative retinal disease, causes progressive damage to the retinal morphology, neuronal function and blood flow, and eventually leads to blindness. In this study, we utilize a combined OCT+ERG system to investigate neurovascular coupling in the healthy and glaucomatous human retina.
Presenter
Khushmeet K. Dhaliwal
Univ. of Waterloo (Canada)
Khushmeet Dhaliwal obtained an integrated BS-MS degree in Physics from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali in 2020. She is currently a PhD Candidate at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Canada, under the supervision of Prof. K. Bizheva. Her research focuses on functional study of human retina using OCT technology.