Workshop: Slit Lamp Photography Workshop (WS)

Date and Time: November 15th, 2015, Sunday, 9:45 am- 11:15 am.
Location: Red Rock II Ballroom
Slit Lamp Illuminations

Direct Diffused Illumination Parallelpiped Optical Sectioning Tangential Illumination

Illuminations (Broad Beam) (Narrow Slit)
General survey of external General survey of the cornea and Thickness of the cornea Surface treatment of the iris
Uses structures conjunctiva A/C Depth CL Fitting
Slit Beam 45° Narrow Slit 45°-60° Moderate/Wide Beam
Beam Wide / Oblique Sharp Oblique
Magnification Low Moderate Slit Moderate to High Low to Moderate

Direct Conical Beam-Pinpoint Specular Reflection

Illuminations Illumination
Degree of inflammation Corneal Endothelium
Uses Cells & Flare

Beam Smallest Circle Beam Moderate Slit

Magnification 45° High/Opposite angle

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 Indirect Scelrotic Scatter Direct Retroillumination Indirect Retroillumination
Illuminations Proximal Illumination From Iris From Iris
Uses Location of opaque object Disturbance in Corneal transrency Corneal abnormalities More apparent from light to dark
Beam Moderate / Narrow Wide beam (temporal limbus) Moderate Moderate slit
Magnification Low / Moderate Low / View From Side Directly in from of reference light Adjacent to reference light

Indirect Retroillumination Iris Transillumination Slit Lamp Photography Practice Guide

Illuminations From Fundus
Uses Red Fundus Reflex as background Iris Defects □ Diffuse Illumination (high magnification)
Anterior vitreous/lens/A/C/cornea
Beam Moderate slit Full Circle Beam
□ Fine slit beam (stromal layer)
Magnification Low to Moderate Moderate Orange Light □ Broad Tangential (cornea)
□ Sclertotic Scatter (low magnification)
□ Retroillumination (lens and iris)
□ Work on specific lighting techniques / explore
different techniques

Adopted from Yasuka,Taraba Slitlamp Table

Adeline Stone, COT CRA CDOS
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