The new Mirante scanning laser ophthalmoscope can perform OCT-A and UWF imaging. Click image to enlarge.

The fast-moving world of retinal imaging has seen many innovations over the last decade, including ultra-widefield (UWF) photography, which gives clinicians the ability to capture over 200° of the retina in a single image. OCT angiography has also opened new possibilities in the diagnosis and management of a wide array of retinal conditions.

For ODs in the US looking to incorporate this new tech into their practice, one option that just hit the market is a multimodal imaging system from Nidek called Mirante. The device combines high-definition scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and OCT with UWF imaging, the company says, and can also capture color images, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography and fundus autofluorescence.

The imaging platform also includes a feature unique to the company called “retro mode,” which allows clinicians to visualize deeper than the retinal pigment epithelium and can help identify and evaluate pathologic changes in the choroid through pseudo-3D images, the company says. Another feature, which Nidek calls the “flex track” algorithm, offers ODs the capability to correct image distortion due to unstable fixation.

Additional features of the Mirante include dynamic blood flow recording, simultaneous acquisition of FA and ICG images and options for anterior segment OCT.

For more information, go to usa.nidek.com.