Noninvasive monitoring of the thermal stress in RPE using light-scattering spectroscopy

Georg Schule; Philip Huie; Alexander B. Vankov; Edward Vitkin; Hui Fang; Eugene B. Hanlon; Lev T. Perelman; Daniel V. Palanker

doi:10.1117/12.529415

13 July 2004 Noninvasive monitoring of the thermal stress in RPE using light scattering spectroscopy

Georg Schule, Philip Huie, Alexander B. Vankov, Edward Vitkin, Hui Fang, Eugene B. Hanlon, Lev T. Perelman, Daniel V. Palanker

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Proceedings Volume 5314, Ophthalmic Technologies XIV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529415
Event: Biomedical Optics 2004, 2004, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Introduction: Light Scattering Spectroscopy has been a recently developed as a non-invasive technique capable of sizing the cellular organelles. With this technique, we monitor the heat-induced sub-cellular structural transformations in a human RPE cell culture. Material and Methods: A single layer of human RPE cells (ATCC) was grown on a glass slide. Cells are illuminated with light from a fiber-coupled broadband tungsten lamp. The backscattered (180 degree) light spectra are measured with an optical multichannel analyzer (OMA). Spectra are measured during heating of the sample. Results: We reconstructed the size distribution of sub-micron organelles in the RPE cells and observed temperature-related changes in the scattering density of the organelles in the 200-300nm range (which might be peroxisomes, microsomes or lysosomes). The sizes of the organelles did not vary with temperature, so the change in scattering is most probably due to the change in the refractive indexes. As opposed to strong spectral variation with temperature, the total intensity of the backscattered light did not significantly change in the temperature range of 32-49 °C. Conclusion: We demonstrate that Light Scattering Spectroscopy is a powerful tool for monitoring the temperature-induced sub-cellular transformations. This technique providing an insight into the temperature-induced cellular processes and can play an important role in quantitative assessment of the laser-induced thermal effects during retinal laser treatments, such as Transpupillary Thermal Therapy (TTT), photocoagulation, and Photodynamic Therapy (PDT).

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Georg Schule, Philip Huie, Alexander B. Vankov, Edward Vitkin, Hui Fang, Eugene B. Hanlon, Lev T. Perelman, and Daniel V. Palanker "Noninvasive monitoring of the thermal stress in RPE using light scattering spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 5314, Ophthalmic Technologies XIV, (13 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529415

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