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History of Retinal Photography
October 11, 2019 @ 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Timothy J. Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS. The 50th OPS Annual Educational Program.
Photography was born in the Victorian Era, a time of great
discovery, invention, and advancement in science and
medicine. This historical review will explore landmark
moments in the evolution of photography and ophthalmic
photography, from the invention of photography in 1839
through the development of fluorescein angiography in
1959.
Objectives:
- Describe technical challenges in photographing
the retina - List technological breakthroughs in fundus
imaging - Identify important figures in the history of retinal
imaging - Discuss the evolution of retinal imaging