[optimal] Re: Optos
- From: "Carlton, Chris [VA]" <Chris.Carlton@xxxxxx>
- To: "'optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 11:11:03 -0700
You can remove the green to some extent while imaging. I usually turn green
down and the red up. I have tried removing the head rest. Will have to give
removing the cover a try. It is great with children.
One of the big problems I have is the poor view compared to other devises while
imaging. I can not tell if the something is missed like I can with a Fundus
camera or HRA. It is not uncommon for us to have the acute phase indicated
wrong. Dense floaters are an issue if you can not get them off the fovea.
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Behalf Of Steffens, Timothy
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 10:12 AM
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Subject: [optimal] Re: Optos
We've had a 200Tx for quite a while here at Kellogg and it's connected to OIS.
We love it. It works well on all patients, large, small, small pupils, adults
and kids. The youngest we've done is a 9 month old, awake and alert.
I regularly take off the blue cover because I get a slightly wider field of
view and it's easier to position the patient. You need to watch out for the
bump on the lower opening. It can rub against the patient's nose. We also taken
off the small head rest band. It not necessary and with it off, allows
patient's with larger heads to get into position better. Nasal to temporal
images are great but superior and inferior are about 100 degrees. There are
enough pixels to zoom into the images too or to send in for the Scientific
Exhibit. :)
The biggest issue you'll have is positioning and getting lashes out of the way.
Unlike a regular fundus camera you can't move it. You need to move the
patient's head or chin. Also you only view the patient's pupil until you take
the image. Lashes are tough too but with the blue mask off you can get to the
lids easier.
Angiography is a simple and straight forward and so is FAF. The color images
are very green but that's to be expected because it only has a red and green
laser. They could add a blue laser but the acquisition time would decrease and
you would end up with more lids. A white light laster would just cost to much.
Thanks,
Tim Steffens
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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 10:08:03 -0400
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Subject: [optimal] Optos
Our retinal practice is planning to purchase the Optos 200tx.We will demo it
for a month,with plans to add it as a second imaging device.We also have a
Topcon 50dx and 50 ix, which will be moved to our seldom used sattelite
office.I'd like to know what others experience and opinions are of the 200tx.
Thanks!
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