G / TH G , ▁respectively ), ▁C oh er ent ▁anti - Sto kes ▁Ram an ▁spect ro sc opy ▁( C AR S ), ▁Sc anning ▁las er ▁o ph th al mos copy ▁( S LO ), ▁Opt ical ▁coh er ence ▁tom ography ▁( O CT ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁conventional ▁wide - field ▁micro sc opy . ▁Of ▁particular ▁interest ▁is ▁that ▁de form able ▁mirror s ▁increase ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁ret inal ▁images ▁to ▁achieve ▁~ 2   μ m ▁resolution ▁levels . ▁Phot ore ceptor ▁cells ▁are ▁around ▁ 3   μ m ▁in ▁diameter . ▁Without ▁adapt ive ▁opt ics , ▁resolution ▁levels ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 - 1 5   μ m ▁range . ▁Research ▁using ▁other ▁conf ocal ▁techniques ▁is ▁currently ▁taking ▁place ▁at ▁such ▁locations ▁as ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dur ham , ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁Boston ▁University . ▁ ▁Las er ▁beam ▁and ▁pul se ▁sh aping ▁Boston ▁Mic rom ach ines ▁de form able ▁mirror s ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁correct ing ▁for ▁atmos pher ic ▁dist ort ion ▁in ▁long ▁distance ▁las er ▁communication ▁and ▁other ▁pul se ▁sh aping ▁applications . ▁ ▁Management ▁ ▁Paul ▁B ier den , ▁President ▁and ▁CE O ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁B if ano . ▁Chief ▁Technology ▁Officer ▁ ▁Steve ▁Corn el issen , ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Engineering ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁R & D ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Awards , ▁B ios cience ▁for ▁ME MS - based