International Conference on Ophthalmic Photography

Organized by
Australian Institute of Medical and Biological Illustration
Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society
Ophthalmic Imaging Association
Ophthalmic Photographers' Society

Sunday, 21 May 2006
Closing Plenary Session
1.33 OPS Continuing Education Credits
13:30 Introduction By Moderator
Chika Kanagami
Tokyo, Japan
13:35 Designing Customised Master Slide Background Templates For PowerPoint Presentations
Anton C Drew
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
Purpose: Trying to find commercially designed backgrounds for presentations has been a difficult task due to the dating of images, plus lack of relevant ophthalmic images depicting various aspects of our profession. This presentation will show how to prepare your own backgrounds and save them a Master Slide Template from you own images.
Methods: To prepare images to be used in the presentations a program such as Photoshop is required to manipulate the images to make them aesthetically acceptable for combining with text and graphics on slide presentations. Final adjustments can be made within PowerPoint to tweak the end result using PowerPoint’s Graphics Tool Box.
Results: Astounding! You will be able to have customised and personalised backgrounds to suit your environment, job description, or to highlight new procedures for both yourself and other department staff, and add some pizzazz to presentations rather than just a simple coloured background with text.
Conclusions: No longer do you need to spend hours scouring the Internet and stock photos just to find that “one” image that will do the job, just search your own image bank and create your own Master Slides and file in the “My Templates” folder for ready use. Nothing is more frustrating than finding that image, only to realise how dated it is, therefore not making it relevant to modern day presentations, this presentation hopefully will make that practice.

13:50 Current Activities Of The Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society
Tsuyoshi Mizusawa¹, Tsuyoshi Uchid², Muneko Tanabe³, Chika Kanagami⁴, Sadao Kanagami⁵, Masahiko Usui⁶
Tokyo Medical University Hospital¹
Showa University Hospital²
Aichi Shukutoku University³
Olympia Eye Hospital⁴
Kitazato University⁵
Tokyo Medical University Hospital⁶
The Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society was established in 1983 by Sadao Kanagami and others, with the objectives of promoting research in ophthalmologic photographic technology and exchanging information among its members.
The major activities of the Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society include the Ophthalmic Photography Meeting held in July and the ophthalmic photography exhibition held in autumn during the annual academic meeting, Congress of Clinical Ophthalmology of Japan. In addition, the Society publishes an annual bulletin, The Japanese Journal of Ophthalmic Photography.
The Ophthalmic Photography Meeting provides a venue to present research results annually. At the same time, the meeting provides education for its members and even non-members with special lecturers on theories of photography and workshops using photographic equipment, so that they are able to improve their knowledge and techniques. Furthermore, when new models for ophthalmic photography are put on the market, the providers are given opportunities to introduce the new machines at the meeting, allowing members to gain up-to-date skills.
The ophthalmic photography exhibition is always very crowded and seems to attract great interest. At the exhibition, prizes are given for the five sections of "Fundus Photograph" "Angiography Photograph" "Slit Lamp Photograph" "Stereo Photograph" and "Others" presented at the annual meeting, and the prizes are decided by votes of attendants. Moreover, the twelve most outstanding photographs, both technically and clinically, are selected as the cover for the monthly magazine "Clinical Ophthalmology". Summary: The annual activities of the Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society is published in the bulletin "The Japanese Journal of Ophthalmic Photography". The contents of the Journal are substantial, with manuscripts of lectures, photographs elected at the meeting, introductions of new machines not presented at the annual meeting, and technical advice on how take good photographs. In this meeting, we would like to present the current situation of the ophthalmic photographers in Japan and the activities of the Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society.

14:05 Web Site Basics -- How Do I Get An Ophthalmic Website Up And Running?
Marshall E. Tyler¹, Richard E. Hackel²
Wake Forest University Medical Center¹
University of Michigan²
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
When considering having a website, there are many questions which you may ask, or need to ask. This course asks and answers those questions: How do I get a name for my website, a Domain name? What is in, and inside, a website and a web page? Where does a website live and how does it get there? How do I promote my site to get better ranking by search engines? In short, how does a web page work and how do I get it going? This is a very basic, introductory level course with a bunch of tips for those with a bit more experience with web pages. Sorry, but this is not a web site design course.

14:20 Comparison Of Automated Retinal Imaging System (ARIS) And OCT In Diabetic Macular Edema
Debra Brown¹, A.P. Ciardella¹, J. Olson², N. Mandava², R. S. Doherty¹
Denver Health Medical¹
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute²
Denver, Colorado, USA
Purpose: To compare the stereo images produce by the Automated Retinal Imaging System (ARIS) and the retinal image maps created using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to determine if the ARIS is an effective screening device to detect the appearance of macular edema in diabetic retinopathy.
Methods: Patients presenting to the outpatient clinic with a diagnosis of diabetes qualified for the study. After a complete ophthalmic exam patients were referred for both OCT imaging and ARIS photographs. The OCT was performed initially using the Zeiss OCT 3, version 4 software. OCT images taken were the 6mm crosshair scan and a 5mm fast macular thickness scan. The ARIS is a fully automated, digital, nonmydriatic fundus camera which obtains 40 degree fundus photographs with stereo capability using stereo viewing glasses to demonstrate retinal topography. Stereo fundus photographs of fields one, two and three were obtained from 90 eyes of 45 diabetic patients using the ARIS. A retinal specialist who had not previously examined the patients nor had access to the OCT scans evaluated the photos. The photos were subjectively evaluated for the presence or absence of macular edema. The macula was divided into nine standard sections, which correlate to the OCT images. The presence of edema was graded as no present edema(0),slight edema or possible edema(1),apparent macular edema(3). The results were then compared to the OCT scans. Macular edema was defined as greater than 250 microns in the central macula or greater than 300 microns in any of the four adjacent quadrants on the macula map.
Results: The presence of macular edema, as recognized viewing stereo pairs of field two with the ARIS, correlated with a central macular thickness greater than 250 microns by OCT.
Conclusion: The ARIS uses new technology to provide an enhance view of macular edema. In preliminary results it proved to be an effective screening device for the detection of macular edema and was of particular benefit in early detection of macular edema. The ARIS provides an automated stereo viewing system with enhanced capability for stereo viewing which proved of benefit for the purpose of detection of edema.

14:35 Image Quality Trade-Offs Involved In Fundus Image Magnification
Tom N. Cornsweet
Visual Pathways, Inc.
Prescott, Arizona, USA
Purpose: To illustrate and analyze the ways in which changing the magnification of fundus images affects the apparent quality and information content of the images.
Materials and Methods: Images at different magnifications and taken with differing pixels sizes and densities will be displayed and compared.
Results: If we begin with an optimal image, increasing demagnification of the image will make its quality appear to improve while its’ actual usefulness decreases. Similarly, an image covering a large fundus area may appear as sharp as one covering a smaller area when in fact, unless properly constructed and viewed, the image of the larger area may contain less information.
Conclusions: Considerable care must be taken when choosing among different cameras and camera options. Otherwise, the choice may result in a camera that does not meet expectations.

14:50 Closing Remarks
Paul R. Montague
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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Sunday, 21 May 2006 Closing Plenary Session 1.33 OPS Continuing Education Credits
13:30	Introduction By Moderator Chika Kanagami Tokyo, Japan
13:35	Designing Customised Master Slide Background Templates For PowerPoint Presentations Anton C Drew The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woodville South, South Australia, Australia Purpose: Trying to find commercially designed backgrounds for presentations has been a difficult task due to the dating of images, plus lack of relevant ophthalmic images depicting various aspects of our profession. This presentation will show how to prepare your own backgrounds and save them a Master Slide Template from you own images. Methods: To prepare images to be used in the presentations a program such as Photoshop is required to manipulate the images to make them aesthetically acceptable for combining with text and graphics on slide presentations. Final adjustments can be made within PowerPoint to tweak the end result using PowerPoint’s Graphics Tool Box. Results: Astounding! You will be able to have customised and personalised backgrounds to suit your environment, job description, or to highlight new procedures for both yourself and other department staff, and add some pizzazz to presentations rather than just a simple coloured background with text. Conclusions: No longer do you need to spend hours scouring the Internet and stock photos just to find that “one” image that will do the job, just search your own image bank and create your own Master Slides and file in the “My Templates” folder for ready use. Nothing is more frustrating than finding that image, only to realise how dated it is, therefore not making it relevant to modern day presentations, this presentation hopefully will make that practice.
13:50	Current Activities Of The Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society Tsuyoshi Mizusawa¹, Tsuyoshi Uchid², Muneko Tanabe³, Chika Kanagami⁴, Sadao Kanagami⁵, Masahiko Usui⁶ Tokyo Medical University Hospital¹ Showa University Hospital² Aichi Shukutoku University³ Olympia Eye Hospital⁴ Kitazato University⁵ Tokyo Medical University Hospital⁶ The Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society was established in 1983 by Sadao Kanagami and others, with the objectives of promoting research in ophthalmologic photographic technology and exchanging information among its members. The major activities of the Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society include the Ophthalmic Photography Meeting held in July and the ophthalmic photography exhibition held in autumn during the annual academic meeting, Congress of Clinical Ophthalmology of Japan. In addition, the Society publishes an annual bulletin, The Japanese Journal of Ophthalmic Photography. The Ophthalmic Photography Meeting provides a venue to present research results annually. At the same time, the meeting provides education for its members and even non-members with special lecturers on theories of photography and workshops using photographic equipment, so that they are able to improve their knowledge and techniques. Furthermore, when new models for ophthalmic photography are put on the market, the providers are given opportunities to introduce the new machines at the meeting, allowing members to gain up-to-date skills. The ophthalmic photography exhibition is always very crowded and seems to attract great interest. At the exhibition, prizes are given for the five sections of "Fundus Photograph" "Angiography Photograph" "Slit Lamp Photograph" "Stereo Photograph" and "Others" presented at the annual meeting, and the prizes are decided by votes of attendants. Moreover, the twelve most outstanding photographs, both technically and clinically, are selected as the cover for the monthly magazine "Clinical Ophthalmology". Summary: The annual activities of the Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society is published in the bulletin "The Japanese Journal of Ophthalmic Photography". The contents of the Journal are substantial, with manuscripts of lectures, photographs elected at the meeting, introductions of new machines not presented at the annual meeting, and technical advice on how take good photographs. In this meeting, we would like to present the current situation of the ophthalmic photographers in Japan and the activities of the Japanese Ophthalmic Photographers' Society.
14:05	Web Site Basics -- How Do I Get An Ophthalmic Website Up And Running? Marshall E. Tyler¹, Richard E. Hackel² Wake Forest University Medical Center¹ University of Michigan² Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA When considering having a website, there are many questions which you may ask, or need to ask. This course asks and answers those questions: How do I get a name for my website, a Domain name? What is in, and inside, a website and a web page? Where does a website live and how does it get there? How do I promote my site to get better ranking by search engines? In short, how does a web page work and how do I get it going? This is a very basic, introductory level course with a bunch of tips for those with a bit more experience with web pages. Sorry, but this is not a web site design course.
14:20	Comparison Of Automated Retinal Imaging System (ARIS) And OCT In Diabetic Macular Edema Debra Brown¹, A.P. Ciardella¹, J. Olson², N. Mandava², R. S. Doherty¹ Denver Health Medical¹ Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute² Denver, Colorado, USA Purpose: To compare the stereo images produce by the Automated Retinal Imaging System (ARIS) and the retinal image maps created using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to determine if the ARIS is an effective screening device to detect the appearance of macular edema in diabetic retinopathy. Methods: Patients presenting to the outpatient clinic with a diagnosis of diabetes qualified for the study. After a complete ophthalmic exam patients were referred for both OCT imaging and ARIS photographs. The OCT was performed initially using the Zeiss OCT 3, version 4 software. OCT images taken were the 6mm crosshair scan and a 5mm fast macular thickness scan. The ARIS is a fully automated, digital, nonmydriatic fundus camera which obtains 40 degree fundus photographs with stereo capability using stereo viewing glasses to demonstrate retinal topography. Stereo fundus photographs of fields one, two and three were obtained from 90 eyes of 45 diabetic patients using the ARIS. A retinal specialist who had not previously examined the patients nor had access to the OCT scans evaluated the photos. The photos were subjectively evaluated for the presence or absence of macular edema. The macula was divided into nine standard sections, which correlate to the OCT images. The presence of edema was graded as no present edema(0),slight edema or possible edema(1),apparent macular edema(3). The results were then compared to the OCT scans. Macular edema was defined as greater than 250 microns in the central macula or greater than 300 microns in any of the four adjacent quadrants on the macula map. Results: The presence of macular edema, as recognized viewing stereo pairs of field two with the ARIS, correlated with a central macular thickness greater than 250 microns by OCT. Conclusion: The ARIS uses new technology to provide an enhance view of macular edema. In preliminary results it proved to be an effective screening device for the detection of macular edema and was of particular benefit in early detection of macular edema. The ARIS provides an automated stereo viewing system with enhanced capability for stereo viewing which proved of benefit for the purpose of detection of edema.
14:35	Image Quality Trade-Offs Involved In Fundus Image Magnification Tom N. Cornsweet Visual Pathways, Inc. Prescott, Arizona, USA Purpose: To illustrate and analyze the ways in which changing the magnification of fundus images affects the apparent quality and information content of the images. Materials and Methods: Images at different magnifications and taken with differing pixels sizes and densities will be displayed and compared. Results: If we begin with an optimal image, increasing demagnification of the image will make its quality appear to improve while its’ actual usefulness decreases. Similarly, an image covering a large fundus area may appear as sharp as one covering a smaller area when in fact, unless properly constructed and viewed, the image of the larger area may contain less information. Conclusions: Considerable care must be taken when choosing among different cameras and camera options. Otherwise, the choice may result in a camera that does not meet expectations.
14:50	Closing Remarks Paul R. Montague University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa, USA