New imaging system maps retinal oxygen in unprecedented detail

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The retina consumes oxygen at one of the highest rates of any tissue in the body, and disruptions in its oxygen supply are linked to blinding diseases such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy. Yet researchers have struggled to noninvasively measure oxygen levels at the fine scale of retinal capillaries, where early disease changes often occur.