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optomap® fa Dynamic Ultra-widefield Angiography
optomap® fa creates the ability to perform high-resolution dynamic retinal disease analysis in the periphery as well as the central pole. Optos believes that the optomap® fa will offer practitioners the capability of analyzing the performance of the retinal vascular structure in a series of sequential images. The intention is for the optomap® fa examination to be performed on a new platform technology, which received CE marking in December 2005.
Simultaneous evaluation of the peripheral and central retina allows clinicians to look at retinal disease, including proliferative diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, vascular occlusive disease and ocular tumors as well as other ocular pathologies. Visualization of the periphery has tremendous potential for early identification of patients at higher risk of disease progression.
A dynamic ultra-widefield view offers clinicians enhanced angiographic information to help monitor and diagnose eye conditions and to assist in treatment determinations. This new product has the potential to emerge as a highly effective method for identifying and documenting retinal disease that may otherwise go undetected.
optomap® fa is defining new standards in diagnosis with dynamic, ultra-widefield angiography, enabling a simultaneous pole and peripheral view of the retina, which supports practitioners in diagnosing ocular pathology that may first present in the periphery of the retina.
A Distinct Advantage
The optomap® Panoramic200 Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope is a scalable instrument which allows the practitioner to best determine the required retinal examination based on patient need:
- The optomap® Retinal Exam – supports screening and wellness examinations.
- The optomap® plus Medical Retinal Exam – supports enhanced capabilities (eye steering and enhanced annotation tools) for medically necessary procedures.
- The optomap® fa Dynamic Ultra-widefield Angiography supports high-resolution angiographic retinal analysis
Unlike traditional angiography images, the Optos Panoramic200 Dynamic Ultra-widefield instrument produces real-time, high-resolution angiographic images with up to a 200-degree internal view of the retina, in a single image capture.
The Panoramic200 incorporates low-powered laser wavelengths that scan simultaneously. It uses a red, 633nm laser and a green 532nm laser to image the choroid and retina. The inclusion of a blue 488nm laser to this platform allows for the addition of flourescein angiography while simultaneously imaging almost the entire retina, compared to camera-based technologies with a small field of view that take images at different points in time during the circulation of flourescein.
The optomap® fa images also provide a more complete method, to monitor, document and treat disease identified in the periphery. By identifying disease progression outside the central pole, retinal specialists and general ophthalmologists can monitor the effects of treatment more closely, such as peripheral laser treatment to control diabetic diffuse macular edema or anti-VEGF therapies to combat the vascular permeability effects of peripheral ischemia.
Ease of Use
- This intuitive, software-driven platform captures the central pole and periphery in a single image, unlike traditional imaging technologies.
- The instrument’s design maintains focus throughout the imaging procedure. The Virtual Point technology allows for increased tolerance of patient movement during image capture.
- The instrument’s ability to image through a small pupil makes it an ideal examination for difficult to dilate patients.
State-of-the-Art Image Capture and Proprietary V2® Vantage Software
The platform’s embedded software provides and easy way for practitioners to analyze and archive retinal images for enhanced patient care. On completion of the patient imaging procedure, clinicians may use magnification, contrast and brightness to enhance retinal details.
Optos’ proprietary V2® Vantage software provides robust navigation, magnification and annotation capabilities. It maintains high resolution throughout the magnification process, allowing greater visualisation of retinal pathology. The software also facilitates communication with fellow practitioners and other relevant third parties by allowing patient images to be transmitted electronically.
Additional software functionality includes:
- Simultaneous viewing of multiple angiographic images
- Separate visualization of the sensory retinal and choridal structures
- Drawing tools which allow the addition of annotations and notes onto the images which can then be saved with the patient’s medical record
- Review notes and ICD-9 codes can be saved with the patient’s medical record