Optimed’s Craig Norman at RANZCO NZ with the new Revo HR and UWF module attachment

Launched at the same time as its latest advanced spectral-domain OCT system, the Revo HR (high-resolution), Optopol Technology’s new ultra-widefield (UWF) module is a real game changer, said Optimed’s Craig Norman.

The newly released Revo HR offers a super-fast 130,000 scans per second as well as one of the highest OCT resolutions out there at 3µm, so it’s a powerful tool for optimising precision, accuracy and improving the detection of the smallest lesions, he said. “But the UWF module takes this to a whole new level. Typically, OCT scans to 12mm or 18mm, but with the new UWF module, which attaches to the front of the Revo, eyecare practitioners can take OCT scans out to a 105° field of view… and it does OCT angiography scan, too.”

The new module allows eyecare professionals to image the macular area along with the far periphery to capture early stages of disease in the posterior part of the eye in a single scan, said Optopol. “It allows 3D imaging for full analysis and angio-OCT with the ability to visualise perfusion problems in the periphery.”

As well as the new Revo HR, the module can also be fitted to Revo’s simpler OCT models, the FC 130 and FC, and it’s very affordable at around NZ$10,000, said Norman. “So you don’t have to buy a whole new OCT to diagnose peripheral pathology, you can just buy the module. You can see why we’re excited about it.”