October 2018
Lecture: Anterior Segment Imaging with Retinal Cameras
Timothy J. Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS. JCAHPO 46th Annual Continuing Education Program Course Description: Although designed specifically to image the ocular fundus, retinal imaging devices are also capable of documenting the anterior segment of the eye. This course will review the types of imaging that can be obtained with retinal cameras when a clinic isn’t equipped with dedicated anterior segment imaging devices like a photo slit lamp. Imaging modalities including red reflex imaging, anterior segment angiography, corneal staining, autofluorescence, monochromatic…
Find out more »OCT: Antomy of a Scan
Timothy J. Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS. JCAHPO 46th Annual Continuing Education Program Course Description: Good communication between imagers and ophthalmologists is helpful in obtaining the best diagnostic images. This course will provide a systematic approach to understanding what we see in retinal OCT images. Armed with this knowledge, we can adapt our scanning strategy when necessary, and communicate important or unexpected findings to the ordering physician. Discussion will include descriptive features such as contour, thickness, reflectivity, and shadowing. Identification of…
Find out more »Lecture: Intro to Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging
Timothy J. Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS. The 49th OPS Annual Educational Program. Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging (FAF) is a specialized form of fundus photography that documents naturally occurring fluorophores in the human eye. The crystalline lens, optic disc drusen, hammartomas and lipofuscin pigments in the RPE all possess fluorescent properties that can be captured with a fundus camera or scanning laser ophthalmoscope equipped for autofluorescent imaging. This course will present an overview of the uses, equipment and techniques for fundus autofluorescence.…
Find out more »April 2019
Mid Atlantic Ophthalmic Imaging Update
The Penn State Eye Center in Hershey, PA is hosting the 11th Annual Mid-Atlantic Ophthalmic Imaging Update, a one day continuing education program in ophthalmic imaging on Saturday April 6, 2019. The program will be held at the Penn State College of Medicine and will consist of lectures from leading educators in both ophthalmology and ophthalmic imaging. Download brochure here.
Find out more »October 2019
History of Retinal Photography
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…
Find out more »OCT: Anatomy of a Scan
Timothy J. Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS. IJCAHPO 47th Annual Continuing Education Program Course Description: Good communication between imagers and ophthalmologists is helpful in obtaining the best diagnostic images. This course will provide a systematic approach to understanding what we see in retinal OCT images. Armed with this knowledge, we can adapt our scanning strategy when necessary, and communicate important or unexpected findings to the ordering physician. Discussion will include descriptive features such as contour, thickness, reflectivity, and shadowing. Identification of retinal…
Find out more »Anterior Segment Imaging with Retinal Cameras
Timothy J. Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS. IJCAHPO 47th Annual Continuing Education Program Course Description: Although designed specifically to image the ocular fundus, retinal imaging devices are also capable of documenting the anterior segment of the eye. This course will review the types of imaging that can be obtained with retinal cameras when a clinic isn’t equipped with dedicated anterior segment imaging devices like a photo slit lamp. Imaging modalities including red reflex imaging, anterior segment angiography, corneal staining, autofluorescence, monochromatic…
Find out more »Introduction to Fundus Autofluorescence
Timothy J. Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS. The 50th OPS Annual Educational Program. Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging (FAF) is a specialized form of fundus photography that documents naturally occurring fluorophores in the human eye. The crystalline lens, optic disc drusen, hammartomas and lipofuscin pigments in the RPE all possess fluorescent properties that can be captured with a fundus camera or scanning laser ophthalmoscope equipped for autofluorescent imaging. This course will present an overview of the uses, equipment and techniques for fundus autofluorescence.…
Find out more »The Quirks of Confocal Imaging
Timothy J. Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS. ATPO Grand Rounds. This course will explore the principles of confocal imaging and potential enhancement of some ocular pathologies with this technology. The Heidelberg Spectralis confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope (cSLO) is a diagnostic imaging device used for several imaging modalities including infrared reflectance (IR), blue reflectance, fluorescein angiography, ICG angiography and fundus autofluorescence (FAF). The confocal capability of the cSLO allows it to capture high-contrast, finely detailed images, but also can create a tonal…
Find out more »Mission Impossible: Making Impossible Imaging Possible
Discussion Panel Paula Morris, CRA, FOPS - Moderator; Sandor Ferenczy, CRA, OCT-C; Leslie MacKeen, CRA; Gary Miller, CRA, OCT-C; Timothy Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS -Should you choose to accept this mission, know that your mission may be impossible- This discussion panel reviews some the most impossible cases that are known to the ophthalmic photographer in daily clinic. From the perils of imaging through poor media, to maneuvering equipment, to that which can be an impossible as a one-size-fits all, somehow…
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