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Pathological findings visible on high-resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) can be correlated with findings on confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (cSLO) imaging, including fluorescein- and ICG- angiography, fundus autofluorescence (FAF) – or reflectance images, in exact topographic correspondance. Simultaneous acquisition is time-efficient and facilitates correlation of findings in the different imaging modalities.
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Eye tracking allows for stabilizing SD-OCT scans on areas of interest and averaging of multiple scans to improve image contrast.
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Exact alignement of serial examinations at the same retinal location enables to accurately track the disease course or treatment effects.
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Issa, P.C., Fleckenstein, M., Helb, HM., Scholl, H.P.N., Schmitz-Valckenberg, S., Holz, F.G. (2010). Simultaneous SD-OCT and Confocal SLO-Imaging. In: Holz, F.G., Spaide, R. (eds) Medical Retina. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85540-8_2
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