The Official Congress News of APAO 2023
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HIGHLIGHTS Digitalization of Eye 04 The Care Teleophthalmology — are we ready for it? Ophthalmologists think so New in Ocular 06 What’s Imaging? The latest methods for diagnosis make it easier for clinicians to diagnose and treat diseases Operation 10 Botched Things that mess up cataract surgery and how to resolve them
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The ABCs of Ocular Imaging A lowdown on the latest in anterior segment imaging and their real-world applications by Hazlin Hassan On Day 3 of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress (APAO 2023), ophthalmologists shared their experiences about real-world applications of anterior segment imaging in yet another information-packed Ocular Imaging Symposium.
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ne of the most commonly used devices for anterior segment imaging is the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). But for patients with primary angle closure glaucoma, gonioscopy is usually the gold standard to diagnose narrow angles.
AS-OCT or gonioscopy: This or that? However, AS-OCT is known to have higher sensitivity when detecting angle closure as compared to gonioscopy. Dr. Kyung Cont. on Page 3 >>
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