In this course room, you will find a range of e-learning materials to help get you started with SPECTRALIS SPIRIT image acquisition and interpretation. We recommend you work through the learning materials in this course room to enhance your learning and ensure you get the most out of your device.
Video Tutorials
SPECTRALIS HRA+OCT: Best Practice Pre-exam Preparation
This video walks you through best practice guidance on preparing your SPECTRALIS and patient for an eye examination.
SPECTRALIS SPIRIT: How To Acquire Images
This guide provides an introduction to successfully start using your SPECTRALIS SPIRIT.
PDF Tutorials
SPECTRALIS SPIRIT: Creating a new patient and order
This "how-to" guide explains simply how to create a new patient and new order using the SPECTRALIS SPIRIT, so that you can begin acquiring images.
SPECTRALIS SPIRIT: Acquiring Images
This "how-to" guide will aid you in the acquisition of retina and glaucoma images using the SPECTRALIS SPIRIT.
SPECTRALIS SPIRIT – Anterior Segment Module
This short "how-to" guide will aid you in the acquisition of cornea and angle anterior segment images using the SPECTRALIS SPIRIT.
User Manuals
Please download the latest versions of the user manuals here.
Interactive Video Tutorials
Retinal Layers interactive
Discover the retina interactively.
Video Tutorials
SPECTRALIS OCT: Interpreting the image
This video shows a systematic approach to interpreting the OCT, use of terminology and when to refer. We use case examples and explore what happens in the hospital setting.
Eyecare 2017 - OCT LIVE recorded lecture
Christopher Mody, Director of Clinical Services Heidelberg Engineering UK, and Dr Manoj Gupta, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Hospitals UK invite 3 real patients to the stage to have their eyes scanned live in front of the Eyecare 2017 Conference Audience.
SPECTRALIS OCT – Case study Macular Hole
This video guides you through a structural assessment of images of a patient with a macular hole taken with the SPECTRALIS OCT.
SPECTRALIS OCT – Case study Glaucoma
This video guides you through a structural assessment of images of a patient with glaucoma taken with the SPECTRALIS OCT.
PDF Tutorials
Analyzing Images
This quick-guide will help you to analyze OCT images.
Handout Retinal Layers
The handout “Retinal Layers” is designed to give you and your staff members a clear guide to support your everyday work.
SPECTRALIS OCT – Searching for Clues on OCT Images
This guide will help you to both systematically evaluate OCT images and to describe clinical observations visualized by such images in a straight forward and efficient manner.
E-Books
OCT Atlas
This e-book by N. Yoshimura and M. Hangai describes the functionality of OCT. Numerous high quality OCT cases of many common retinal diseases as well as images of several rare diseases are shown and explained.
Atlas of OCT
Retinal Anatomy in Health & Pathology
This e-book by N. A. Adams helps educate SPECTRALIS® users in the interpretation of SPECTRALIS OCT images in various diseases.
Please view section 7 of the SPECTRALIS Product Family Hardware Manual for guidance on cleaning and disinfection of the SPECTRALIS instrument.
Please find all manuals here.
The Heidelberg Engineering Academy run a range of affordable courses from our training centre in Hemel Hempstead covering multimodal imaging acquisition and interpretation.
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