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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has played a revolutionary role in the development of ophthalmology.Since the 1990s,it has been constantly improved in terms of speed,resolution and sensitivity.The technique has also seen a variety of extensions aiming to assess ftmctional aspects of the tissue.Doppler combined with OCT technology (DOCT) can provide 3D vascular images,also referred to as the OCT angiography.DOCT can achieve visualization,quantitative blood flow,scanning of layer retinal blood vessels,and the scanning speed is fast.It has depth resolution,clear image.As a new noninvasive optical imaging technique,DOCT can realize retinal vascular network images and provide meaningful image data.It is a major breakthrough on the eye detection methods and helpful in diagnosis,monitoring for the eye disease in the future.This article reviews the application progress of DOCT in eye diseases.
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Objective To investigate the effects of PM2.5 on tear film function and corneal epithelial structure in mice.Methods Totally 24 male BALB/c mice (24 eyes) were divided into two groups:group A (with PBS eye drops,n =12),group B (5 mg · mL-1 PM2.5 eye drop group,n =12).PBS and PM2.5 eye drop were given with four times per day for 7 consecutive days in right eye.Tear secretion level was measured with phenol red thread.Break-up time (BUT) of tear film was tested,and corneal fluorescein staining (FL) was scored before therapy and 1 day,4 days and 7 days after droppings and HE staining was performed 7 days after droppings,respectively.Results There was no significant difference in the tear secretion levels,BUT,FL between the groups A and B before treatment (all P ＞ 0.05).At 4 days,7 days after treatment with PM2.5,the mean differences of the group B showed all items significantly changed compared with those before treatment (all P ＜ 0.05).For the group A,there was no statistical change in tear secretion levels,BUT,FL at 7 days after treatment (all P ＞ 0.05).There were statistical differences in all items between group A and B at each time point (all P ＜ 0.05).At 7 days after therapy,the mean layers of corneal epithelial cells in the group A (4 ± 1) was significantly lower than that in the group B (7 ±l) (P ＜0.05).The group B showed that the whole corneal fluorescein staining obviously increased,and corneal epithelial cell layer was thickened.Conclusion PM2.5 can influence tears film function and damage the corneal epithelial structure in mice.