Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting as Choroidal Infarction by Nikolaos Kopsachilis, Maria Pefkianaki, Anca Marinescu, Sobha Sivaprasad

“…Ocular manifestations of GCA usually are anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION) or retinal vessel occlusion. …”
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Mechanism of crack branching in the fatigue crack growth path of 2324-T39 Aluminium alloy by Lu Songsong, Bao Rui, Zhang Ting, Fei Binjun

“…The crack paths were observed with optical microscope and in-situ SEM. Finite element crack tip simulation was performed to investigate the relationship between plastic zone size and the location of the secondary crack. …”
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Bilateral acute macular neuroretinopathy following influenza A infection by Charles W. Ryan, Rajesh C. Rao

“…Fundoscopy revealed bilateral small petaloid lightening in the nasal macula, and optical coherence tomography revealed thinning of the interdigitation zone, ellipsoid zone, and outer nuclear layer bilaterally. …”
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Vibrational Spectral Studies of Pure and Doped TGSP Crystals by N. Kartheeswari, K. Viswanathan

“…TGS found wide applications in electronic and optical fields. In present work, pure and ADP-, KDP- (0.2 mol) doped TGSP crystals are grown from solution growth method. …”
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Extensive Macular Atrophy with Pseudodrusen Imaged with OCT Angiography by Jaclyn L. Kovach

“…This report describes the first case of extensive macular atrophy with pseudodrusen (EMAP) imaged with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). A 58-year-old Caucasian man presented with decreased central vision in both eyes. …”
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Performance Evaluation of FSO Communications under Sand-Dust Conditions by Minghua Cao, Huiqin Wang, Yu Yao, Shanglin Hou

“…Sand-dust weather conditions are considered the primary challenge to free-space optical (FSO) communications. It may cause severe attenuation that is malignant to FSO link performance. …”
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NONLINEAR CHARACTERISTICS OF SQUARE SOLID-CORE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS WITH VARIOUS LATTICE PARAMETERS IN THE CLADDING by Tran Bao Tran Le, Van Trong Dang, Van Lanh Chu, Thi Hong Phuong Nguyen, Nguyen Minh Hang Trang, Trong Duc Hoang, Thi Thuy Nguyen

“…Such PCFs open up many possibilities for nonlinear optical applications, especially supercontinuum generation.…”
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Editorial: The loss and acceleration mechanisms of energetic electrons in the Earth’s outer radiation belt by Chaoling Tang, Zheng Xiang, Hong Zhao, Xu Liu

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Franco Vaccari. Experiencing darkness towards Shamanism by Sergio Poggianella

“…A labyrinthine darkness that enhances the other senses and helps to rediscover the light forms of the Spirit worlds that are concealed precisely by the optical space, so they can’t be seen. The Shaman passes through these dream states and Spirit worlds – in an altered state of consciousness – in order to recover the souls of the humans closest to him, lost after an illness. …”
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Integrated Confocal and Scanning Probe Microscopy for Biomedical Research by B.J. Haupt, A.E. Pelling, M.A. Horton

“…More frequently, it is being used in combination with other optical imaging methods, such as confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and fluorescent imaging, to provide a more comprehensive understanding of biological systems. …”
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Imidazole and Azo-Based Schiff Bases Ligands as Highly Active Antifungal and Antioxidant Components by Siham Slassi, Adeline Fix-Tailler, Gérald Larcher, Amina Amine, Abdelkrim El-Ghayoury

“…We describe, herein, the synthesis, full characterization, and optical properties of four different ligands L1-L4 which associate an azo group, an imidazole unit, and a Schiff base fragment. …”
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Orbital angular momentum burst control in astigmatic structured beams in ABCD-matrix transforms by A.V. Volyar, M.V. Bretsko, S.I. Khalilov, Y.E. Akimova

“…We developed and experimentally implemented an ABCD matrix formalism for describing structural transformations and orbital angular momentum of structured Laguerre-Gaussian beams in an astigmatic optical system containing cylindrical and corrective spherical lenses. …”
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Ischemic Retinopathy and Neovascular Proliferation Secondary to Severe Head Injury by Muge Coban-Karatas, Rana Altan-Yaycioglu

“…At postoperative one-month visit, the right eye revealed no pathology of the optic disc and macula but severe neovascularization in the temporal peripheral retina. …”
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Possibilities to improve accuracy of contact measurements by using corundum tips and video recording of contact area by E. V. Leun, A. E. Shakhanov, A. V. Nickel

“…There are analyzed the experimentally obtained images of contact zones in the coverage of non-coherent optic flow. The possibilities of improving the quality of registration of images of the contact zone are considered.…”
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Magnetic noise detection and imaging from a superparamagnetic core-shell particle via an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centers in a thin diamond chip by Thitinun Gas-osoth, Kunitaka Hayashi, Dwi Prananto, Toshu An

“…A thin diamond chip enables optical access to the contact position of the magnetic particle through the backside. …”
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Structure and Physical Properties of Polymer Composite Films Doped with Fullerene Nanoparticles by R. M. Ahmed, S. M. El-Bashir

“…In addition, the concentration effect of fullerene C60 was investigated using optical absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy. …”
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Ductile cast irons: microstructure influence on fatigue crack propagation resistance by Francesco Iacoviello, Vittorio Di Cocco, Mauro Cavallini

“…Damaging micromechanisms were investigated according to the following procedures: - “traditional” Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) fracture surfaces analysis; - SEM fracture surface analysis with 3D quantitative analysis; - SEM longitudinal crack profile analysis - Light Optical Microscope (LOM) transversal crack profile analysis;…”
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TELLURIUM MINERALIZATION OF THE PRIOZERNOE GOLD-QUARTZ DEPOSIT (NORTHERN URALS, RUSSIA) by A.V. Kasatkin, M.V. Tsyganko, F. Nestola

“…Primary and supergene Te minerals are identified in quartz veins of the Priozernoe deposit (Sverdlovsk oblast, Northern Urals, Russia) and studied by optical methods, electron microprobe analysis, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. …”
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A Review of Refractometric Sensors Based on Long Period Fibre Gratings by G. Rego

“…This paper reviews the recent path towards the development of ultrahigh sensitive optical fibre refractometric sensors.…”
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Multimodal Imaging of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia-Associated Hyperviscosity-Related Retinopathy Treated with Plasmapheresis by Michael J. Schatz, Carl S. Wilkins, Oscar Otero-Marquez, Toco Y. P. Chui, Richard B. Rosen, Meenakashi Gupta

“…While plasmapheresis is well known to significantly improve both retinal findings and systemic manifestations associated with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, few reports exist documenting changes in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A). …”
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