The present invention provides for the use of hydroxyapatite-selective fluorescent dyes in combination with fluorescence lifetime imaging to detect any hydroxyapatite spherules or hydroxyapatite deposits in the retina tissue of a subject, including the peripheral or macula tissue, wherein the hydroxyapatite spherules or hydroxyapatite deposits initiate or support the growth of sub-RPE deposits and correlates with age-related macular degeneration and/or Alzheimer's disease.
本发明提供了
羟基磷灰石选择性荧光
染料与荧光寿命成像相结合的使用方法,以检测受试者视网膜组织(包括周边或黄斑组织)中的任何
羟基磷灰石球或
羟基磷灰石沉积物,其中
羟基磷灰石球或
羟基磷灰石沉积物启动或支持RPE下沉积物的生长,并与年龄相关性黄斑变性和/或阿尔茨海默病相关。