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Arch Ophthalmol. 1998;116:521-522.

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OPHTHALMOLOGISTS ARE bombarded with a seemingly bewildering array of new retinal imaging techniques in the 1990s. Novel methods include, to name a few, indocyanine green (ICG) angiography with either digital video cameras¹ or scanning laser ophthalmoscopes²; optical coherence tomography³; retinal thickness analyzers⁴; simultaneous stereophotography⁵; infrared imaging⁶; and macular pigment evaluations.⁷ The article by Freeman et al⁸ in this issue of the ARCHIVES on simultaneous fluorescein and ICG angiography provides the background for an editorial on this new imaging technique and for considering guidelines for evaluating retinal imaging methods in general. These guidelines may assist investigators who want to evaluate new techniques. They may also assist ophthalmologists in determining if a new technique offers clinically relevant advantages over existing technology and, as such, if it should be considered for incorporation into clinical practice.

OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT

New technology, especially invasive technology, that may or may not affect patient management . . . [Full Text of this Article]

DESIGN PROSPECTIVE STUDIES

PURSUE TECHNOLOGIES WITH POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES THAT ARE CLINICALLY RELEVANT

EVALUATE POTENTIAL DISADVANTAGES OF NEW IMAGING METHODS

COMPARE NEW IMAGING TECHNOLOGY WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGY

CONSIDER COSTS TO THE PATIENT

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