News

• 24-28

  Nov

  

  What is Wide Field Fundus Photography?

  Wide field fundus photography is essential for remote screening, diagnosis, and treatment evaluation of eye diseases. However, the complexity of conventional transpupillary illumination and imaging mechanisms has made it technically challenging to construct a wide field fundus camera.

• 24-17

  Nov

  

  How Do You Screen for Cataracts?

  In this test, your eye doctor puts drops in your eyes to make the pupils dilate (get larger). They will then look at your retina and optic nerve with the slit-lamp or a special instrument called an ophthalmoscope. Your vision may be blurry for a few hours after the test.

• 24-30

  Oct

  

  Testing for Glaucoma: How to Test for Glaucoma

  Glaucoma is an eye disease that typically shows no symptoms in its early stages. Without treatment, however, it can progress to blindness. The positive news is that with regular eye exams, early detection, and treatment, vision can be preserved.

• 24-21

  Oct

  

  What is a Non-Mydriatic Retinal Camera?

  Many non-mydriatic cameras have software that automatically detects the posterior pole of the eye and takes a photograph when the back of the eye is in focus. Light in the infrared spectrum does not stimulate pupillary contraction.

• 24-17

  Sep

  

  What Does a Spot Vision Screener Test For?

  Spot is able to detect a variety of vision problems including nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. It can also detect unequal vision power (anisometropia), eye misalignment (amblyopia), unequal pupil size (anisocoria), and eye structure problems.

• 24-23

  Aug

  

  Retinal Imaging: How It Works and Why It's Important

  There are a few different types of retinal imaging that your eye doctor can use to examine your eye. They include optical coherence tomography (OCT), angiography, and fundus photography. Each of these methods has precise benefits to detecting certain problems in your eye.