IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR NEAR SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION OF DIRECTLY SCATTERED LIGHT AND MULTIPLY SCATTERED LIGHT

摘要

An apparatus and a method are disclosed for separating light remitted by a target into a directly scattered light component and at least one multiply scattered light component, detecting the components at least substantially simultaneously, and forming independent sets of image information from each component. The apparatus and the method can be employed in conjunction with techniques such as scanning and tomograghy to attain precise imaging of biological tissue, including the retina of the eye.