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Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Background and Objectives: Retromode is a relatively new retinal-imaging technique that is based on the transillumination principle and is obtained with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope that uses light in the infrared spectrum. The laser light penetrates into the deep retinal layers and the choroid....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10144202/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37109604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040647 |
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author | Ranetti, Antonia-Elena Stanca, Horia Tudor Tăbăcaru, Bogdana Teodoru, Adrian Munteanu, Mihnea Stanca, Simona |
author_facet | Ranetti, Antonia-Elena Stanca, Horia Tudor Tăbăcaru, Bogdana Teodoru, Adrian Munteanu, Mihnea Stanca, Simona |
author_sort | Ranetti, Antonia-Elena |
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description | Background and Objectives: Retromode is a relatively new retinal-imaging technique that is based on the transillumination principle and is obtained with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope that uses light in the infrared spectrum. The laser light penetrates into the deep retinal layers and the choroid. Retromode images are captured with a laterally displaced aperture, and the detector captures only the scattered light. The result is a high-contrast pseudo-three-dimensional image. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disabling retinal disease. AMD is characterized in its early stage by small and intermediate drusen formation, while the signs of intermediate AMD are large drusen and/or pigmentary abnormalities. Late AMD has two forms, geographic atrophy, which is the advanced form of dry AMD, and wet AMD. Most of the lesions of AMD are located in the outer layers of the retina. This new imaging method can provide a glimpse of the deep retinal layers’ topographic changes in a non-invasive, fast, and effective way that can match the other imaging tools available. Materials and Methods: The literature review was performed by searching the PubMed database using the following combination of keywords: retromode imaging and age-related macular degeneration. Relevant images similar to the ones in the literature were identified and used as models. Results: The purpose of this article is to highlight the utility of incorporating retromode imaging into the multimodal evaluation of the retina in patients with AMD and to gather and integrate these findings into a brief but comprehensive paper. Conclusions: Retromode imaging is a good screening, diagnosis, and monitoring tool for patients with AMD. |
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spelling | pubmed-101442022023-04-29 Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Ranetti, Antonia-Elena Stanca, Horia Tudor Tăbăcaru, Bogdana Teodoru, Adrian Munteanu, Mihnea Stanca, Simona Medicina (Kaunas) Review Background and Objectives: Retromode is a relatively new retinal-imaging technique that is based on the transillumination principle and is obtained with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope that uses light in the infrared spectrum. The laser light penetrates into the deep retinal layers and the choroid. Retromode images are captured with a laterally displaced aperture, and the detector captures only the scattered light. The result is a high-contrast pseudo-three-dimensional image. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disabling retinal disease. AMD is characterized in its early stage by small and intermediate drusen formation, while the signs of intermediate AMD are large drusen and/or pigmentary abnormalities. Late AMD has two forms, geographic atrophy, which is the advanced form of dry AMD, and wet AMD. Most of the lesions of AMD are located in the outer layers of the retina. This new imaging method can provide a glimpse of the deep retinal layers’ topographic changes in a non-invasive, fast, and effective way that can match the other imaging tools available. Materials and Methods: The literature review was performed by searching the PubMed database using the following combination of keywords: retromode imaging and age-related macular degeneration. Relevant images similar to the ones in the literature were identified and used as models. Results: The purpose of this article is to highlight the utility of incorporating retromode imaging into the multimodal evaluation of the retina in patients with AMD and to gather and integrate these findings into a brief but comprehensive paper. Conclusions: Retromode imaging is a good screening, diagnosis, and monitoring tool for patients with AMD. MDPI 2023-03-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10144202/ /pubmed/37109604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040647 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Ranetti, Antonia-Elena Stanca, Horia Tudor Tăbăcaru, Bogdana Teodoru, Adrian Munteanu, Mihnea Stanca, Simona Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
title | Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
title_full | Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
title_fullStr | Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
title_full_unstemmed | Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
title_short | Retromode Imaging in Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
title_sort | retromode imaging in age-related macular degeneration |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10144202/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37109604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040647 |
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