In vivo retinal imaging by optical coherence tomography.

@article{Swanson1993InVR,
  title={In vivo retinal imaging by optical coherence tomography.},
  author={Eric A. Swanson and Joseph A. Izatt and Michael Richard Hee and David Huang and C. P. Lin and Joel S. Schuman and Carmen A. Puliafito and James G. Fujimoto},
  journal={Optics letters},
  year={1993},
  volume={18 21},
  pages={
          1864-6
        }
}
We describe what are to our knowledge the first in vivo measurements of human retinal structure with optical coherence tomography. These images represent the highest depth resolution in vivo retinal images to date. The tomographic system, image-processing techniques, and examples of high-resolution tomographs and their clinical relevance are discussed. 
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