Visual Function Assessment Core
Attention Vision Researchers
Augusta University's James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute has been awarded a National Eye Institute (NEI) P30 Center Core Grant for Vision Research to enhance the ability of our scientists to conduct cutting-edge clinically-relevant vision research related to sight-threatening disorders since 2020. The Visual Function Assessment Core is Module 1 of the P30 grant, which offers technical expertise, training, and instrumentation for in vivo visual function assessment in animal models including rodents. Please call or visit to arrange for training to learn how to use and access this equipment.
Publication Requirements: To cite or acknowledge the use of our core: Augusta University Medical College of Georgia Visual Function Assessment Core Facility, RRID:SCR_027277.
Contact Us
Visual Function Assessment Core
Health Sciences Campus
Carl T. Sanders R & E Building
1462 Laney Walker Blvd., Augusta, GA 30912
Room CB 2908
706-721-3449
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Equipment
We offer the technological assistance and training for eye researchers to use different types of equipment to assess rodent vision in vivo.
ERG
Celeris ERG testing system assesses:
- Rod and Cone photoreceptor responses
- RGC function via pattern ERG (PERG)
- C-wave (RPE function)
- VEP signal between retina and brain
Optomotor Response (OMR)
Cerebral Mechanics OptoMotry HD is a virtual reality system for rapid quantification of visuomotor behavior in rats and mice to determine visual acuity and contrast sensitivity.
Slit Lamp Microscope
Enables examination of eye structures including cornea, iris, lens, vitreous, and retina.
SD-OCT
Retina structure with full-volume detail. Anterior segment including cornea with high-resolution images. Reproducible longitudinal studies of mice and rats.
FA & Fundoscopy
Phoenix Micron IV high-resolution retinal imaging microscope with laser system to perform:
- Fluorescein angiography (FA)
- Fundus photography
- Model of Laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV)
Intraocular Pressure (IOP)
iCare TONOLAB rebound tonometer for measurement of IOP in rats and mice
High-resolution images of the Cornea & external ocular structures
HRT3 RCM In vivo corneal confocal microscope for collecting unique en face images of corneal cells and structures from epithelium to endothelium and visualizing corneal subbasal nerve plexus
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