It’s been a year since your last visit to the eye doctor.
You know how important it is to have an annualeye examination.
Your optometrist is friendly and kind and keeps your vision as sharp as possible.
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The vision tests are simple, easy and comfortable.
Only one thing is keeping you from scheduling an appointment you don’t like having your eyes dilated.
Facts About Dilation
Many people considerdilationa nuisance.
How Does Optomap Work?
Optomap is a low-powered scanning laser ophthalmoscope that digitally scans the retina.
The test is non-invasive and takes only seconds to complete.
Different wavelengths of laser light are used to capture the image.
The image can then be filtered, allowing various layers of the retina to be evaluated.
The image can be viewed on a computer monitor and stored for future comparisons.
Another advantage of Optomap technology is that theretinal imageis displayed immediately.
Is It Too Good to Be True?
Sounds fantastic, doesnt it?
Why, then, have more eye doctors not adopted this technology?
Secondly, It does not go out far enough in the periphery.
The eye doctor can see more in the periphery on a dilated exam than on Optomap.
Optomap can miss peripheral retinal holes, tears, and other significant peripheral pathology that can cause vision loss.
It should only be used as a screener or for monitoring more central disease.
It does not replace a dilated exam.
However, it is not a full substitute for a dilated eye exam.
It is still highly recommended that you have your eyes dilated.
