Tetracycline-family antibiotics may offer early diagnostic for degenerative eye disease

(SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics) Utilizing human cadaver retinas containing drusen, the researchers used fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) to measure the light emission from tetracycline staining within those ocular mineral deposits.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news