AIMS To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of wide-field scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (WSLO) in the detection of referable diabetic eye disease, and to compare its performance with digital retinal photography. METHODS Patients enrolled into the study underwent non-mydriatic WSLO imaging, then single- and dual-field mydriatic digital retinal photography, and examination with slit lamp b...

We are just a few years away from celebrating the 200 anniversary of photography. The first permanent photographic record was made by Niépce in 1826, the view from his window at Le Gras. After many development cycles, including some periods of stagnation, photography is now experiencing an amazing period of growth. The changes that started in the mid 90’s and going into the next several years w...

A commonsensical way of relating photography to memory is one that assumes that photographs in some way “preserve” or “capture” memories for posterity. A photograph album with the inscription “Treasured Memories” on the cover, or a Kodak ad promoting the camera “as a means of keeping green the Christmas memories” (Paster 1992: 138), are perhaps the most quotidian instantiations of this assumpti...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether single-field fundus photography can be used as a screening tool to identify diabetic retinopathy for referral for further ophthalmic care. METHODS A MEDLINE search of the peer-reviewed literature was conducted in June 2001 for the years 1968 to 2001 and updated in September 2003, yielding 145 articles. The search was limited to articles published in English. The ...

BACKGROUND Cosmetic surgery and photography are inseparable. Clinical photographs serve as diagnostic aids, medical records, legal protection, and marketing tools. In the past, taking high-quality, standardized images and maintaining and using them for presentations were tasks of significant proportion when done correctly. Although the cosmetic literature is replete with articles on standardize...