@article{0741b710ffe64c628476cad26cde7fb3,
title = "Enhanced Visualization of Vitreoretinal Interface by Laser Biomicroscopy",
abstract = "Background: The use of slit-lamp biomicroscopy provides valuable information for the diagnosis and management of vitreoretinal disorders. However, intense backscatter from the fundus often precludes the visualization of fine structures in the vitreoretinal interface. Methods: Laser biomicroscopy is a new method designed to improve the visualization of fine vitreoretinal structures at the macula. This method was applied to eyes suspected of traction maculopathies. With this method, the contrast and the lateral separation between the vitreal and retinal images are optimized while preserving information on the location of the slit on the fundus. Results: The results indicated that fine structures in the vitreoretinal interface, which were difficult to observe with conventional slit-lamp biomicroscopy, could be clearly visualized. Conclusion: Laser biomicroscopy may be a useful tool in the diagnosis and management of diseases with vitreoretinal abnormalities.",
author = "Junichi Kiryu and Yuichiro Ogura and Mahnaz Shahidi and Mori, {Marek T.} and Blair, {Norman P.} and Ran Zeimer",
note = "Funding Information: Originally received: September 18, 1992. Revision accepted: January 20, 1993. 1 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago. 2 Currently affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology, University, Kyoto, Japan. Presented in part at the Annual Meeting ofthe Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, May 1992. Supported in part by an International Research Scholar award from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, NY (Dr. Ogura); a University of Illinois Scholar award (Dr. Zeimer); research grants from the Whitaker Foundation, Camp Hill, PA (Dr. Zeimer); and research grants EY 06976 (Dr. Zeimer) and EY 07794 (Dr. Blair), and Ophthalmic Research Center core grant EY 1792 (UIC Eye Center) from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Zeimer holds a patent on the instrument. Reprint requests to Ran Zeimer, PhD, Applied Physics Laboratory (M/C 648), Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, UIC Eye Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1855 West Taylor St, Chicago, lL 60612.",
year = "1993",
doi = "10.1016/S0161-6420(93)31542-3",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "100",
pages = "1040--1043",
journal = "Ophthalmology",
issn = "0161-6420",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "7",
}