Steve Burns' Lab
Retinal Imaging, Retinal Function and Vision
Steve Burns' Lab
Retinal Imaging, Retinal Function and Vision
Stephen A. Burns, Distinguished Professor, IU Bloomington
Lab Mission
Vascular Structure and Function
Photoreceptors
The Burns Lab is involved in understanding the fundamentals of retinal structure, including individual variations in normal retinal structure. We are also very interested in how retinal function and structure are influenced by disease. To do this we develop state of the art optical technology based on Adaptive Optics, and we then a
The Burns Lab is involved in understanding the fundamentals of retinal structure, including individual variations in normal retinal structure. We are also very interested in how retinal function and structure are influenced by disease. To do this we develop state of the art optical technology based on Adaptive Optics, and we then apply these techniques to the study of the impact of disease on reitnal structure and function.
Photoreceptors
Vascular Structure and Function
Photoreceptors
Currently we use Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging to study the cone photoreceptors and how aging and disease impact the photoreceptors. We have shown that there are changes occurring early in disease and in addition about 1/4 of patients with diabetes have localized regions of cones that are poorly reflective. In our current grant we ar
Currently we use Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging to study the cone photoreceptors and how aging and disease impact the photoreceptors. We have shown that there are changes occurring early in disease and in addition about 1/4 of patients with diabetes have localized regions of cones that are poorly reflective. In our current grant we are studying the relation of these areas to vascular changes to both the retinal and choroidal circulation
Vascular Structure and Function
Vascular Structure and Function
Vascular Structure and Function
We are currently supported by the National Eye Institute to use Adaptive Optics to better understand the early changes in diabetic retinopathy. We have developed precise techniques for measuring changes to vascular structure , as well as to measure blood velocity over the entire range of retinal vessels in the living human retina.
Steve Burns School of Optometry, Indiana University
The Burns Lab studies retinal structure and function and the impact of retinal disease, particularly diabetic retinopathy. To do this we develop and apply state of the art optical technology based on Adaptive Optics