Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO)is a method of examination of the eye. It uses the technique of confocal laser scanning microscopy for diagnostic imaging of retina or cornea of the human eye. As a method used to image the retina with a high degree of spatial sensitivity, is helpful in the diagnosis of glaucoma, macular degeneration, and other retinal disorders. It has further been combined with adaptive optics technology to provide sharper images of the retina. SLO utilizes horizontal and vertical scanning mirrors to scan a specific region of the retina and create raster images viewable on a television monitor. While it is able to image the retina in real time, it has issues with reflections from eye astigmatism and the cornea. Eye movements additionally can confound the data from SLO.