eprintid: 10090994 rev_number: 19 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/09/09/94 datestamp: 2020-02-25 19:00:24 lastmod: 2021-11-10 01:35:07 status_changed: 2020-02-25 19:00:24 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Soorma, T creators_name: Heeren, T creators_name: Florea, D creators_name: Leung, I creators_name: Peto, T title: Identification of increased blue light reflectivity in macular telangiectasia type 2 using scanning laser ophthalmoscopy versus red-free fundus photography ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C07 divisions: D08 keywords: Female, Humans, Lasers, Macula Lutea, Male, Ophthalmoscopy, Optical Imaging, Photography, Retinal Telangiectasis note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: PURPOSE: To compare two modalities used for detection of the characteristic parafoveal hyperreflective area seen in macular telangiectasia Type 2. METHODS: Scanning laser ophthalmoscope blue light reflectance was compared with red-free fundus photography imaging. Images were obtained as part of the international Natural History Study of Macular Telangiectasia (MacTel Study). RESULTS: The hyperreflective area can more frequently be seen with scanning laser ophthalmoscope blue light reflectance than with red-free imaging. CONCLUSION: Detection of the hyperreflective area might help to identify macular telangiectasia in earlier disease stages. Scanning laser ophthalmoscope blue light reflectance should be preferred as a diagnostic tool when the suspicion of macular telangiectasia arises. However, red-free imaging offers a viable option to scanning laser ophthalmoscope blue light reflectance when good quality is achieved. date: 2019 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1656850 doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000550 lyricists_name: Heeren, Tjebo lyricists_id: TFCHE24 actors_name: Heeren, Tjebo actors_id: TFCHE24 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Retin Cases Brief Rep volume: 13 number: 2 pagerange: 115-117 event_location: United States issn: 1937-1578 citation: Soorma, T; Heeren, T; Florea, D; Leung, I; Peto, T; (2019) Identification of increased blue light reflectivity in macular telangiectasia type 2 using scanning laser ophthalmoscopy versus red-free fundus photography. Retin Cases Brief Rep , 13 (2) pp. 115-117. 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000550 <https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000550>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10090994/1/CABR-216-1633_R1.pdf