Abstract
Retinal imaging is critical in the evaluation of patients with PED. For many years, retinal specialist could only use ophthalmoscopy, fundus photography, and fluorescein angiography (FA) as imaging tools in retinal diseases. In recent years, there have been major advances in digital imaging systems that enhance the evaluation of patients with retinal diseases, such as indocyanin green angiography (ICG-A), infrared imaging (IR), fundus autofluorescence (FAF), multi-color spectral-imaging (MC), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and OCT-angiography (OCT-A). These advancements have improved our understanding of various retinal diseases including PED. The following chapter reviews retinal imaging techniques used in patients with PED and highlights benefits and limitations of each imaging technique. It is important to emphasize that all of the following imaging tools do not replace a careful ophthalmoscopy but work as an addition.
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Bedar, S., Kellner, U. (2017). Imaging in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment. In: Gamulescu, M., Helbig, H., Wachtlin, J. (eds) Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56133-2_2
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