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Science in Pictures

AuthorScott LaFee
Date

February 3, 2026

A human donor central retinal artery was cannulated (intubated) and perfused with Lectin FITC, a specific protein chemically linked to a fluorescent dye. The microvasculature of the optic nerve head area at the center is visible.

Image courtesy of Dong An, Lions Eye Institute, Australia.