Use of the new MultiColour SPECTRALIS ® software for identifying retinal nerve fibre layer defects.

Use of the new MultiColour SPECTRALIS® software for identifying retinal nerve fibre layer defects. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2020 Sep 01;: Authors: Fuentemilla E, Bambo MP, Cameo B, Ferrandez B, Güerri N, Pablo LE Abstract The classical fibre photography traditionally used to identify defects in the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL), has been partially discontinued due to poor availability. The new MultiColour module of SPECTRALIS® Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), using three different laser wavelengths simultaneously, can provide images that identify the structures of the retina in different colours according to their depth. A small concordance study was conducted to determine the usefulness of the new MultiColour software versus traditional fibre photography in identifying RNFL defects. The inter-observer agreement in the interpretation of MultiColour images was good (κ=.746; P<.001), as by using Multicolour they were able to identify around 70% of patients with mild glaucoma. It is believed that the new Multicolour software is useful in evaluating RNFL defects, and is easy to perform. PMID: 32888744 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol Source Type: research