Recent Advances and Clinical Application of Color Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope
Scanning laser ophthalmoscopes (SLOs) have been available since the early 1990s, but they were not commonly used because their advantages were not enough to replace conventional color fundus photography. In recent years, color SLOs have improved significantly, and the colored SLO images are obtained...
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| description | Scanning laser ophthalmoscopes (SLOs) have been available since the early 1990s, but they were not commonly used because their advantages were not enough to replace conventional color fundus photography. In recent years, color SLOs have improved significantly, and the colored SLO images are obtained by combining multiple SLO images taken by lasers of different wavelengths. A combination of these images of different lasers can create an image that is close to that of the real ocular fundus. One advantage of the advanced SLOs is that they can obtain images with a wider view of the ocular fundus while maintaining a high resolution even through non-dilated eyes. The current SLOs are superior to the conventional fundus photography in their ability to image abnormal alterations of the retina and choroid. Thus, the purpose of this review was to present the characteristics of the current color SLOs and to show how that can help in the diagnosis and the following of changes after treatments. To accomplish these goals, we will present our findings in patients with different types of retinochoroidal disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a43c64fd37914751bda4364d92d0f81a2023-12-11T16:46:16ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832021-02-0110471810.3390/jcm10040718Recent Advances and Clinical Application of Color Scanning Laser OphthalmoscopeHiroto Terasaki0Shozo Sonoda1Masatoshi Tomita2Taiji Sakamoto3Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, JapanScanning laser ophthalmoscopes (SLOs) have been available since the early 1990s, but they were not commonly used because their advantages were not enough to replace conventional color fundus photography. In recent years, color SLOs have improved significantly, and the colored SLO images are obtained by combining multiple SLO images taken by lasers of different wavelengths. A combination of these images of different lasers can create an image that is close to that of the real ocular fundus. One advantage of the advanced SLOs is that they can obtain images with a wider view of the ocular fundus while maintaining a high resolution even through non-dilated eyes. The current SLOs are superior to the conventional fundus photography in their ability to image abnormal alterations of the retina and choroid. Thus, the purpose of this review was to present the characteristics of the current color SLOs and to show how that can help in the diagnosis and the following of changes after treatments. To accomplish these goals, we will present our findings in patients with different types of retinochoroidal disorders.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/718color SLOscanning laser ophthalmoscopecolor fundus photographymulticolorreview |
| spellingShingle | Hiroto Terasaki Shozo Sonoda Masatoshi Tomita Taiji Sakamoto Recent Advances and Clinical Application of Color Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope Journal of Clinical Medicine color SLO scanning laser ophthalmoscope color fundus photography multicolor review |
| title | Recent Advances and Clinical Application of Color Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope |
| title_full | Recent Advances and Clinical Application of Color Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances and Clinical Application of Color Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances and Clinical Application of Color Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope |
| title_short | Recent Advances and Clinical Application of Color Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope |
| title_sort | recent advances and clinical application of color scanning laser ophthalmoscope |
| topic | color SLO scanning laser ophthalmoscope color fundus photography multicolor review |
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