Faster. Reliable. Patient-centered. Uncover What’s NEW on SPECTRALIS® - Heidelberg Engineering’s Flagship Multimodal Imaging Platform

Heidelberg Engineering announces the latest software release for its flagship SPECTRALIS® multimodal imaging platform, introducing enhanced workflows, high-quality imaging, and strengthened diagnostic confidence to support clinicians in improving patient care.

Since its introduction, Heidelberg Engineering’s SPECTRALIS platform has been a benchmark in multimodal retinal imaging – trusted in eye clinics, hospitals, and research centers around the world. With the new release on SPECTRALIS, the company takes the next step in imaging evolution: enhancing workflow efficiency, imaging speed, and diagnostic confidence. This next expansion of the SPECTRALIS multimodal functionality adds a suite of new tools, from Green Autofluorescence to faster OCT Angiography Module and flexible reporting options, that build on the platform’s well-established DNA in enhancing diagnostic confidence and continuously improving patient care and only compatible with HEYEX 2.

Anticipated by SPECTRALIS users worldwide, the new release reinforces the platform’s leading role in posterior segment imaging. It delivers valuable new features for generalists and specialists in both retina and glaucoma, designed to improve clinical workflows and enable more precise assessments.

Faster and Personalized Imaging

RETINA: The next generation of features within the retina suite help expand clinical insight by empowering clinicians to tailor imaging protocols to patient needs. 

With the introduction of a new and a faster scan speed to SHIFT technology, SPECTRALIS expands its scan speed portfolio. The addition of 250 kHz to the existing, 85 kHz and 125 kHz scan speeds allow faster OCT angiography image acquisitions and an improved OCTA workflow. Supported by enhanced TruTrack Active Eye Tracking, 250 kHz helps ensure reliable image quality throughout the examination. 

A clinical comparison of 250 kHz scan speed with 125 kHz scan speed in OCTA imaging, with both speeds powered by the enhanced TruTrack Active Eye Tracking technology, suggests 43% reduction in acquisition time with the faster speed. Shorter examination times greatly benefit patients who struggle to maintain fixation, particularly elderly, pediatric, or low-vision individuals.

Confident Diagnostic Decisions

RETINA: The expanded scope of SPECTRALIS also includes advanced imaging capabilities that allow deeper insights into retinal and optic nerve health. The Green Autofluorescence Module, using 518 nm excitation light, improves visualization of foveal sparing in macular atrophy and supports the assessment of lipofuscin distribution and retinal pigment epithelium loss which is valuable in managing conditions such as geographic atrophy (GA) and Stargardt’s disease. Combined insights with the BluePeak Module strengthen SPECTRALIS’s portfolio of Multimodal Imaging.

Further, the Low Luminance Autofluorescence feature allows clinicians to adjust the intensity of blue laser, enabling high-quality imaging at lower illumination levels when using autofluorescence or reflectance imaging modalities. 

GLAUCOMA: The updated Change Analysis function for the Posterior Pole scan in the SPECTRALIS Glaucoma Module Premium Edition offers increased flexibility in analyzing the Ganglion Cell Complex (GCC). Clinicians can now segment or combine layers of the GCC to visualize disease progression over time, conveniently displayed in a single, comprehensive view.