Heidelberg Engineering announced the FDA cleared the company's SPECTRALIS OCTA Module with SHIFT technology. According to the company, the module reduces acquisition time by 50%. The preset OCT angiography (OCTA) speed of 125 kHz is designed to help streamline workflow, enhance clinical efficiencies and maintain Heidelberg image quality, the company said.

Combined with a more powerful OCT engine, updated graphics processing technology and software optimization, SHIFT technology delivers increased speed, maintains data integrity and improves performance. 

Both the 85 kHz preset for structural OCT and the 125 kHz preset for OCTA allow eye-care practitioners to complete their patient exams more efficiently, the company said. Furthermore, the 125 kHz OCTA image acquisition rate allows for visualization of flow, even in miniscule vessels, while minimizing artifacts, resulting in sharp and detailed images of the capillary network.

The technology is available exclusively on third-generation SPECTRALIS devices.