Retinal Imaging

LAS VEGAS — Optos has expanded the optomap retinal imaging capabilities for its California FA device, which now includes an ultra-widefield red/green/blue image, the company announced at Vision Expo West.

LAS VEGAS — Between 80% and 85% of optometrists polled during a workshop at Vision Expo West said they have an OCT in their practice, and two-thirds said they have widefield imaging, according to moderator Mark Dunbar, OD, FAAO.

New Zealand-based Toku Eyes has announced a U.S. expansion of its retinal imaging ORAiCLE technology, which can detect risk for heart attack and stroke, by 2025.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Widefield imaging and ultra-widefield imaging have acquired an increasingly important role in screening, diagnosing, monitoring and treating retinal diseases.

DENVER — Despite higher payments during 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of teleretinal imaging decreased during the initial lockdown before returning to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2020, according to a study.

Handheld imaging devices may be useful in the assessment of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema, according to a study.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Recent advances in imaging technologies and automated image analysis are bringing about a new era in retinal diagnostics and treatment decision-making.

Over the past decade, telehealth programs have become more integrated among medical subspecialities; however, due to the nature of eye care evaluations, the practice has remained far less common in optometry and ophthalmology.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes to practice routines that, in many cases, have come at the expense of efficiency.

Notal Vision has initiated a longitudinal study to evaluate the ability of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration to perform daily self-imaging of their eyes using the Notal Home OCT device, according to a press release.