In vivo Brillouin optical microscopy of the human eye

We report the first Brillouin measurement of the human eye in vivo. We constructed a Brillouin optical scanner safe for human use by employing continuous-wave laser light at 780 nm at a low power of 0.7 mW. With a single scan along the optic axis of the eye, the axial profile of Brillouin frequency shift was obtained with a pixel acquisition time of 0.4 s and axial resolution of about 60 mu m, showing the depth-dependent biomechanical properties in the cornea and lens. (C)2012 Optical Society of America