Assessing Novel Non-Invasive Retinal Imaging Biomarkers Detecting Changes in the Retinal Microenvironment in Intermediate AMD
Time: 1:10 pm
day: Workshop Day
Details:
Current biomarkers for dry AMD and geographic atrophy include the presence and size of drusen deposits, however, the variation in deposit size as the disease progresses means that they are not very accurate signs of disease. Novel biomarkers are required for faster, more accurate detection of disease, such as hypertransmissibility and loss of RPE cells.
Join this workshop to:
- Explore the latest methods for imaging changes in ellipsoid zone reflectivity and thickness, and understand their significance in evaluating retinal health
- Learn about emerging biomarkers, particularly hypertransmissibility defects that are valuable indicators of early RPE dysfunction, identified through natural history studies, which serve as reliable precursors to geographic atrophy
- Learn about current biomarkers related to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) health, emphasizing that the RPE can remain healthy up to intermediate stages of disease, countering the common focus on geographic atrophy
- Utilizing OCT imaging and colour fundus photography to measure subretinal drusenoid deposits and hyporeflective
