Optos introduced retinal imaging with ultra-widefield (UWF™) scanning laser technology to provide a photograph of the inside of the eye to support practitioners diagnosing, analyzing, documenting and monitoring ocular pathology that may first present in the periphery. Without UWF technology, pathology in the periphery may go undetected using traditional examination techniques and equipment. We upgraded to the Optos California. The California has ultra-widefield high resolution imaging capabilities with simultaneous non-contact pole-to-periphery views of more than 80% or 200˚ of the retina in a less than a half a second.
Our California also utilizes a non-invasive technique called autofluorescence (AF). AF was developed over the last decade to study the fluorescent properties of lipofuscin, which is a mixture of autofluorescent pigments that accumulate in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) as a byproduct from the incomplete degradation of photoreceptor outer segments within the retina. AF imaging gives information over and above conventional imaging techniques such as fundus photos or fluorescein angiography as it allows visualization of the metabolic changes at the level of the RPE and helps to identify areas that may be at high risk for the development of geographic atrophy or choroidal neovascular membranes. This is especially helpful when looking for progression of Macular Degeneration.
Our California also utilizes a non-invasive technique called autofluorescence (AF). AF was developed over the last decade to study the fluorescent properties of lipofuscin, which is a mixture of autofluorescent pigments that accumulate in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) as a byproduct from the incomplete degradation of photoreceptor outer segments within the retina. AF imaging gives information over and above conventional imaging techniques such as fundus photos or fluorescein angiography as it allows visualization of the metabolic changes at the level of the RPE and helps to identify areas that may be at high risk for the development of geographic atrophy or choroidal neovascular membranes. This is especially helpful when looking for progression of Macular Degeneration.