Centre for Eye Health provides access to the latest diagnostic instrumentation for assessing the structural and functional integrity of the eye and visual pathways.
Below is a list and brief description of the instrumentation currently available for use upon referral by registered eye-health practitioners. It is envisaged that additional equipment will be purchased during the future operation of the Centre.
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CFEH Instrument list
Canon Fundus Photography
| Specific Instrument |
CF-1 mydriatic and CR-1 non-mydriatic fundus cameras |
| Measures/Output |
En face colour fundus images |
| Sample clinical use |
Stereoscopic viewing of the optic nerve head, imaging of retinal and choroidal pathology |
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Confoscan Corneal Assessment
| Specific Instrument |
Nidek Confoscan 4 |
| Measures/Output |
En face confocal microscopy of the cornea with up to 500x magnification |
| Sample clinical use |
Epithelial/total corneal thickness, corneal substructure and morphology, endothelial cell count |
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Diagnosys Electrophysiology Suite
| Specific Instrument |
Diagnosys |
| Measures/Output |
Electrophysiological assessment of the retina (ERG) and visual pathways (VEP) using full-field
and multifocal stimulation |
| Sample clinical use |
Retinal dystrophies, visual pathway lesions |
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GDx Scanning Laser Polarimetry
| Specific Instrument |
GDx Pro |
| Measures/Output |
Peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness with ECC and VCC options |
| Sample clinical use |
Glaucoma, optic neuropathies |
| More information |
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Haag-Streit Digital Goldmann Tonometry
| Specific Instrument |
AT 900D |
| Measures/Output |
Goldmann tonometry to 0.5mmHg with digital output |
| Sample clinical use |
Intraocular pressure measurement |
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Haag-Streit Optical Biometry Using Partial Coherence Interferometry
| Specific Instrument |
Lensstar |
| Measures/Output |
Axial length, corneal thickness, anterior chamber depth, crystalline lens thickness, vitreous
chamber depth, retinal thickness, IOL power |
| Sample clinical use |
Assessment for cataract surgery, glaucoma, myopia progression |
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Haag-Streit Pachymetry
| Specific Instrument |
Haag-Streit OLCR pachymeter |
| Measures/Output |
Corneal thickness to one micrometer accuracy using an interferometry technique |
| Sample clinical use |
Central corneal thickness |
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Haag-Streit Video Slit Lamp Imaging
| Specific Instrument |
Haag-Streit BQ 900 video slit lamps and Haag-Streit BX photographic slit lamp |
| Measures/Output |
Video and still digital imaging of the anterior segment |
| Sample clinical use |
Imaging pathology of the anterior segment of the eye |
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Heidelberg HRT3 Corneal Assessment
| Specific Instrument |
HRT III with Rostock Cornea Module |
| Measures/Output |
En face confocal microscopy of the cornea |
| Sample clinical use |
Epithelial/total corneal thickness, corneal substructure and morphology, endothelial cell count |
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Heidelberg HRT3 Glaucoma Assessment
| Specific Instrument |
HRT III with glaucoma module |
| Measures/Output |
Confocal microscopy of the optic nerve head, optic nerve head morphology, peripapillary
retinal nerve fibre layer thickness |
| Sample clinical use |
Glaucoma, optic neuropathies |
| More information |
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Heidelberg Optical Coherence Tomography
| Specific Instrument |
Spectralis OCT |
| Measures/Output |
Retinal/macula/optic nerve head cross-section and morphology, macular thickness,
peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness, fundus auto-fluorescence |
| Sample clinical use |
Age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinal dystrophies |
| More information |
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Humphrey Visual Field Analysis
| Specific Instrument |
HFA Model 750 |
| Measures/Output |
Sensitivity of the visual field using white-on-white or blue/yellow stimuli plus GPA analysis |
| Sample clinical use |
Glaucoma assessment, pathology of the anterior and posterior visual pathways |
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Humphrey Matrix Perimetry
| Specific Instrument |
Matrix |
| Measures/Output |
Sensitivity of the visual field using frequency-doubling stimuli |
| Sample clinical use |
Glaucoma assessment, pathology of the anterior and posterior visual pathways |
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iCare Tonometer
| Specific Instrument |
iCare rebound tonometer |
| Measures/Output |
Intraocular pressure measurement without corneal anaesthesia |
| Sample clinical use |
Glaucoma assessment |
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ImagineEyes Wavefront Aberrometry
| Specific Instrument |
IRX3 |
| Measures/Output |
Total eye refractive aberrations expressed in Zernike coefficients, modulation transfer and
point spread function, Strehl ratio |
| Sample clinical use |
Assessment for, and post-operative management of, refractive/cataract surgery, keratoconus |
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Keeler Wireless Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
| Specific Instrument |
Keeler Vantage wireless and video LED binocular indirect ophthalmoscopes |
| Measures/Output |
Imaging of the posterior eye and ability to record results using video technology |
| Sample clinical use |
Assessment of the retina |
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Medmont Corneal Topography
| Specific Instrument |
E300 |
| Measures/Output |
Corneal topography and curvature variations across the corneal surface |
| Sample clinical use |
Keratoconus, corneal graft, pterygium |
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Oculus Pentacam Scheimpflug Photography
| Specific Instrument |
Pentacam HR |
| Measures/Output |
Anterior chamber cross section and volumetric assessment, total corneal pachymetry, corneal
aberration analysis, crystalline lens densitometry |
| Sample clinical use |
Keratoconus, corneal dystrophies, glaucoma assessment, cataract surgery assessment |
| More information |
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Optomap Wide-Field Fundus Photography
| Specific Instrument |
Optomap P20MA |
| Measures/Output |
Wide-field fundus photography |
| Sample clinical use |
Diabetic retinopathy, peripheral retinal disorders, choroidal nevi/melanoma |
| More information |
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Optovue Optical Coherence Tomography
| Specific Instrument |
Optovue |
| Measures/Output |
Anterior segment/retinal/macula/optic nerve head cross-section and morphology, macular
thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness |
| Sample clinical use |
Lasik, keratoconus, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma,
retinal dystrophies |
| More information |
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Pascal Tonometer
| Specific Instrument |
Pascal dynamic contour tonometer |
| Measures/Output |
Measures intraocular pressure by a method which reduces the effect of corneal properties on the measurement |
| Sample clinical use |
Glaucoma |
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Pachmate Ultrasonic Pachymetry
| Specific Instrument |
DGH pachmate |
| Measures/Output |
Total corneal thickness |
| Sample clinical use |
Glaucoma assessment, corneal disorders |
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Tomey A-Scan and B-Scan Ultrasonography
| Specific Instrument |
UD-6000a |
| Measures/Output |
A-Scan biometry and B-Scan eye cross-section/morphology |
| Sample clinical use |
Assessment for cataract surgery, posterior eye tumours, optic disc drusen |
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