APPLICATION OF THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSER IN RETINAL DISEASES AND GLAUCOMA
<p>Background. A change in retinal thickness caused by several ocular diseases can be measured quantitatively by the retinal thickness analyser (RTA). The principle of RTA is based on projecting a laser slit (540 nm) onto the retina and viewing its intersection with the retina. The separation...
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| description | <p>Background. A change in retinal thickness caused by several ocular diseases can be measured quantitatively by the retinal thickness analyser (RTA). The principle of RTA is based on projecting a laser slit (540 nm) onto the retina and viewing its intersection with the retina. The separation between the reflections from the vitreoretinal and the chorioretinal interface is a measure of the retinal thickness. By scanning the posterior pole and/or peripapillary retina, the intersections of the laser slit with the retina are presented as multiple optical cross sections and as colour-coded retinal thickness maps.</p><p>Conclusions. In the article the application of the new method in glaucoma and other retinal diseases is presented. Scanning RTA is a non-invasive method and provides quantitative information that may be useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma and a variety of retinal diseases in clinical practice.<br /><br /></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b91163ecce9343ed8560fa8ea3ead24a2022-12-21T23:26:43ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242004-05-017351790APPLICATION OF THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSER IN RETINAL DISEASES AND GLAUCOMABarbara Cvenkel0Mojca Globočnik Petrovič1Očesna klinika Klinični center Zaloška 29a 1525 LjubljanaOčesna klinika Klinični center Zaloška 29a 1525 Ljubljana<p>Background. A change in retinal thickness caused by several ocular diseases can be measured quantitatively by the retinal thickness analyser (RTA). The principle of RTA is based on projecting a laser slit (540 nm) onto the retina and viewing its intersection with the retina. The separation between the reflections from the vitreoretinal and the chorioretinal interface is a measure of the retinal thickness. By scanning the posterior pole and/or peripapillary retina, the intersections of the laser slit with the retina are presented as multiple optical cross sections and as colour-coded retinal thickness maps.</p><p>Conclusions. In the article the application of the new method in glaucoma and other retinal diseases is presented. Scanning RTA is a non-invasive method and provides quantitative information that may be useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma and a variety of retinal diseases in clinical practice.<br /><br /></p>http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2316retinal thicknessretinal diseasesglaucoma |
| spellingShingle | Barbara Cvenkel Mojca Globočnik Petrovič APPLICATION OF THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSER IN RETINAL DISEASES AND GLAUCOMA Zdravniški Vestnik retinal thickness retinal diseases glaucoma |
| title | APPLICATION OF THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSER IN RETINAL DISEASES AND GLAUCOMA |
| title_full | APPLICATION OF THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSER IN RETINAL DISEASES AND GLAUCOMA |
| title_fullStr | APPLICATION OF THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSER IN RETINAL DISEASES AND GLAUCOMA |
| title_full_unstemmed | APPLICATION OF THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSER IN RETINAL DISEASES AND GLAUCOMA |
| title_short | APPLICATION OF THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSER IN RETINAL DISEASES AND GLAUCOMA |
| title_sort | application of the retinal thickness analyser in retinal diseases and glaucoma |
| topic | retinal thickness retinal diseases glaucoma |
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