Ultra-wide field retinal imaging: A wider clinical perspective

Vinod Kumar, Abhidnya Surve, Devesh Kumawat, Brijesh Takkar, Shorya Azad, Rohan Chawla, Daraius Shroff, Atul Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Pradeep VenkateshIndian Journal of Ophthalmology 2021 69(4):824-835 The peripheral retina is affected in a variety of retinal disorders. Traditional fundus cameras capture only a part of the fundus even when montaging techniques are used. Ultra-wide field imaging enables us to delve into the retinal periphery in greater detail. It not only facilitates assessing color images of the fundus, but also fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, fundus autofluorescence, and red and green free images. In this review, a literature search using the keywords “ultra-widefield imaging”, “widefield imaging”, and “peripheral retinal imaging” in English and non-English languages was done and the relevant articles were included. Ultra-wide field imaging has made new observations in the normal population as well as in eyes with retinal disorders including vascular diseases, degenerative diseases, uveitis, age-related macular degeneration, retinal and choroidal tumors and hereditary retinal dystrophies. This review aims to describe the utility of ultra-wide field imaging in various retinal disorders.
Source: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research