High-Res Imaging Expands Vision Research of Live Birds of Prey: Study Produces First-Time Images of Retinal Structure of Hawks and Owls

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 12:42 in Biology & Nature

Bird observatories all over the world may benefit from a newly designed high-resolution imaging system used to study the retinal structure of live birds of prey. In a recently published Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science article, researchers reveal unprecedented three-dimensional information about the retina of four species of raptors -- two hawks and two owls -- using the non-invasive, powerful imaging tool.

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