Retina

Automated detection of disease helps patients as well as doctors

Eye care news

The technology can diagnose age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy

Consider sleep apnea, congenital or acquired hemochromatosis, vitamin D deficiency, and diet

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Imaging shows optic disc swelling and retinal nerve fiber layer thickening

B-scan, fundus autofluoresence, and OCT inform diagnosis

Angioid streaks are due to Bruch membrane disintegration, not elastic deterioration

Optometry news update

Eye physicals should be full-scope

A wrinkled retina suggests detachment, but additional clinical findings prove otherwise

Faricimab shows promise in treating diabetic macular edema and age-related macular degeneration

Visual cortex stimulation improves peripheral vision in observers with normal vision

New devices will monitor health, enhance vision, and treat the eye

Fundus autofluorescence may hold potential in diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection

When should ODs sends their patient to a retina specialist?

Vision loss caused by diabetic retinopathy comes in different packages.

Imaging reveals diabetic retinopathy, cotton wool spot, and resulting RNFL defect.

This imaging technique provides depth-resolved images of retinal vasculature.

Meta-analysis investigates multiple myopa management interventions vs control conditions.

Determining diagnosis, prognosis, and whether referral for more specialized care is needed.

Case shows need to investigate further to provide patients with the correct treatment.

Studies allow optometrists to tell patients that there is hope.

Relationship between these two clinical structures difficult to assess without imaging.

A tricky case posed some diagnostic challenges until an unexpected error message presented