In vivo imaging may be used to assess a condition (e.g., a state of glaucoma or a state of ocular hypertension) of an eye of a living animal. A dye may be intravenously injected into the living animal. The dye may bind to amyloid in the nervous system of the animal. Images may be taken of a retina, an optic nerve head, an optic nerve, the lateral geniculate nucleus, and/or the visual cortex. Images may be taken using methods such as fluorescent angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and/or single photon emission computed tomography. The condition of the eye and/or retinal ganglion cells in the eye may be assessed from one or more of the images. The condition of the eye may be assessed based on the presence of amyloid in one or more of the images.
体内成像可用于评估活体动物眼睛的状况(如青光眼或眼压过高)。活体动物可静脉注射一种
染料。
染料可与动物神经系统中的淀粉样蛋白结合。可拍摄视网膜、视神经头、视神经、外侧膝状核和/或视觉皮层的图像。可使用荧光血管造影术、磁共振成像、计算机断层扫描、正电子发射断层扫描和/或单光子发射计算机断层扫描等方法拍摄图像。眼睛和/或眼睛中视网膜神经节细胞的状况可通过一张或多张图像进行评估。可根据一张或多张图像中是否存在淀粉样蛋白来评估眼睛的状况。