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EW SHOW DAILY 68 Meeting Reporter Saturday, April 14, 2018 by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Staff Writer "We thought it was impressive. It stood out immediately," Mr. Rost- vold said. Other categories, for which a first-, second-, and third-place win- ner are displayed, include Clinical Setting Photography, Composite, Cross Categories, External Photog- raphy, Fluorescein Angiography, Fundus Photography at High Magni- fication (20°), Fundus Photography at Normal Magnification (30°–40°), Fundus Photography at a Wide An- gle (45°), Gonio Photography, Gross Specimen Photography, ICG Angio- gram, Instrumentation Photogra- phy, Monochromatic Photography, Optical Coherence Tomography, Slit Lamp Photography, Surgical Photog- raphy, and Ultra-Widefield Imaging. Superior quality of ophthalmic photography in this year's showcase, imaging course returns O ut of 366 submissions in more than a dozen categories, 69 photographs were selected as winners for display in the Ophthal- mic Photographers Society' (OPS) Scientific Exhibit at the this year's meeting. One trend chief judge Jay Rostvold, Rochester, Minnesota, observed was quality. "Overall, quality was improved over past years," he said. "There were some very good photos that got turned away because there were better photos. Image quality seems to be improving, which is one of our goals: to get people to want to produce better images, which makes the doctor's exams easier so they can make a more definitive diagnosis with higher quality images." "Solar Retinopathy" in The Eye as Art category by Kelly Nash, Kresge Eye Institute, Detroit, was selected as the Best in Show winner. At first glance, the piece looks like the solar system but closer inspec- tion reveals the individual planets are fundus photos. Sizing, color, and other features of the fundus photos were manipulated to make them representative of their respective planets. Record number of submissions for 2018 OPS Scientific Exhibit Avascular Fibrotic Membrane with CNV Source: Matt Atkinson, CRA Optic Disc Edema Source: Matt Atkinson, CRA "The primary thing I look at is photographic quality," Mr. Rostvold said of his judging style. "Many of our images are done for diagnostic purposes, and if there are too many artifacts or flaws in the images, it could lead the ophthalmologist down the wrong road, so it's im- portant that we get the best quality images." This year is Mr. Rostvold's last year as chief judge of the OPS Sci- entific Exhibit after 17 years in the role. Mr. Rostvold retired from oph- thalmic imaging in July 2017 after 39 years in the field. When it came to the OPS Scientific Exhibit, he felt it was time to pass the torch. Stuart Alfred, an ophthalmic angiographer at the Midwest Eye Institute, Green- wood, Indiana, will take on the role for the 2019 ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting. "It's been a good experi- ence, and I appreciate the opportu- nity that was given to me by ASCRS to participate in the judging," Mr. Rostvold said. An OPS-sponsored course returns for a second year after being one of the most popular in the Technicians & Nurses Program at the 2017 meeting. This year's course will focus on testing for premium IOLs with OCT and topography with instructor Sarah Armstrong, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and faculty Kenneth Cohen, MD, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "Imaging is critical to helping ophthalmologists determine the treatment plan for patients and often determining a diagnosis," Dr. Cohen and Ms. Armstrong said. "The ability of the staff to provide high quality images directly impacts patient outcomes." The focus of this year's course on topography, posterior segment OCT, and biometry as it pertains to premium IOLs is particularly important. "Premium IOLs are very pop- ular, and the success of choosing the right lens and even the surgical technique is dependent on accurate imaging/testing results," Dr. Cohen and Ms. Armstrong said. Testing for Premium IOLs with OCT and Topography will take place today from 10:30–11:30 a.m. EW Solar Retinopathy Source: Kelly Nash

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