By: Yuhua Zhang, PhD, Martin David Harp, Hattie Hayes
At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Yuhua Zhang, PhD, talked about his presentation on in vivo imaging of retinal pigment epithelium metabolic function in age-related macular degeneration
The below transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
Yuhua Zhang, PhD:
Hi. My name is Yuhua Zhang. I’m a professor of ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology UCLA. I’m a principal investigator at the advanced imaging lab of the Doheny Eye Institute. At this ARVO, I’m very excited to present our recent development in adaptive optics, high resolution fluorescence lifetime imaging of ophthalmoscopy. This is a brand new instrument. It can image directly one of the most important cells that name the retinal pigment epithelium, shortened as RPE cells. These cells support the critical visual component named the photoreceptor. These cells transduct the light into visual signal. Age-related macular degeneration is a disease that attacks these cells.