Source: Centervue
The world’s first true-color confocal scanner cleared for sale in the United States
FREMONT, CA / PADOVA, Italy – CenterVue, a world leader in eye disease prevention using innovative imaging technologies, today announced FDA clearance for its EIDON true-color confocal scanner. EIDON is the first, fully-automated retinal imaging system available in the global eye care market that combines the advantages of confocal scanning with true-color imaging capabilities.
EIDON's white-light, confocal imaging technology facilitates diagnosis and management of retinal disease. The combination of confocal imaging and white light illumination provides greater contrast and superior image quality over a traditional fundus camera. Furthermore, the retinal appearance with EIDON’s white-light source mirrors that as seen during white-light, direct observational techniques. EIDON’s optics allow imaging of the central retina as well as the periphery, over a viewing angle of up to 110 degrees. EIDON's multiple imaging modalities – true-color, red-free, and infrared - provide information concerning different layers of the retina.
Professor Giovanni Staurenghi, Eye Clinic Director at the University of Milano and Sacco Hospital, commented: “EIDON's combination of white illumination with confocal imaging provides better image quality. The confocal aperture provides sharp visualization of detail. Confocal white light technology allows us to obtain real color images through a small pupil. The infrared light images detect what the human eye is not able to see. What once was a dream, is now a reality!”
EIDON streamlines image acquisition and ensures minimum operator involvement by automatically aligning the patient's pupil, focusing on the retina, and capturing images using a soft light source. EIDON can be used automatically or manually, with or without pupil dilation. It is operated via a dedicated software application as a standalone unit by means of a high-resolution multi-touch tablet.
“We are excited to launch EIDON as a breakthrough innovation in retinal imaging,” commented William Burnham, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at CenterVue, Inc. "Eye Care Practitioners will be impressed with its sophisticated imaging capabilities and versatile clinical utility."