Retinal photography at Opticare
At Opticare Opticians, we provide our patients with a highly advanced retinal photography service, which scans the retina to rule out or screen for eye diseases.
Why use retinal photography?
The main objective of this technology is to improve our ability to assess your retinal health. Early detection of eye disease is crucial, and retinal photography helps us diagnose potential problems before they become too serious.
Our experienced and highly skilled Opticians may recommend that patients have retinal photography, so that they can view and record your retina at up to 100 times its normal size.
At Opticare Opticians, we take and store retinal images to build a record for each patient. This helps us to monitor the progression of diverse eye conditions. If a patient is referred for a specialist opinion, we can easily reproduce the image to accompany the referral letter and pinpoint the anomaly found.
At Opticare you can expect:
- An annual eye wellness screening photograph.
- An in-depth view of the retinal surface.
- A discussion with your optician regarding the images.
- A permanent record for your medical file, for a year-to-year comparison and diagnosis.
- A quick, easy, comfortable experience.
- Typically, no dilation drops.
- The ability to email images to specialists as required.
This technology allows our optometrists to record a detailed photo of the retina and evaluate any retinal problems, such as retinal holes, glaucoma, macula degeneration, detachments and diabetic retinopathy, all of which can lead to partial loss of vision or blindness. Systemic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes may also be detected during a retinal examination.