ABSTRACT
Anterior segment eye imaging, like posterior segment imaging, runs the gamut from documentation to diagnostic photography. The majority of images taken in anterior segment imaging are documentary, and so they are performed far less often than posterior segment imaging. This is why it is unusual to have an imager dedicated to anterior segment imaging. However, in a large general ophthalmology setting, imager responsibilities can extend to external macro photography, slit lamp, optical coherence tomographer (OCT) and angiography. Macro eye photography is close-up photography of the eye. These types of photographs are often used to document a disease or process over time, and they are especially useful for teaching and educational purposes. Common applications of macro eye photography are pre and postoperative image series, injury documentation and teaching cases. Some environments will have several protocols to document different aspects of disease in which certain practitioners will be interested.
