Photonic Integrated Circuits Enable High-Speed OCT Imaging of the Eye

While traditional optical coherence tomography produces motion artifacts due to insufficient imaging speed, photonic integrated circuit-based systems could enable high-speed imaging by scanning multiple points on the eye at once. In the U.S., eye diseases and vision problems are widespread, with diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy affecting millions of people.