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November 2021
Advances in Technology |
With each year in the optometry field, new advances are made. Some of the greatest advances that benefit optometrists are new technologies and equipment they can use in the office.
A more recent and new technology being used in the field is the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). This machine has the power to create high quality cross-section images of the retina by using light waves with the patient simply looking into the camera. The scans it offers allow optometrists to detect and monitor many eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Another new tool is the Optomap. The Optomap takes an ultra-wide picture of the retina, which gives a visual of the optic disc, macula and blood vessels. A variety of abnormalities can be found on the retina which can be signs of eye conditions or disease. Major diseases that’s seen include diabetes, retinal detachment and stroke. Retinal abnormalities normally present first before any patient symptoms, making the Optomap photo a key part in early detection and diagnoses.
Optometrists should keep their minds open to new ways of detecting and managing diseases and must be adaptable due to the everchanging and more advanced technology in the optometry field.
A more recent and new technology being used in the field is the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). This machine has the power to create high quality cross-section images of the retina by using light waves with the patient simply looking into the camera. The scans it offers allow optometrists to detect and monitor many eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Another new tool is the Optomap. The Optomap takes an ultra-wide picture of the retina, which gives a visual of the optic disc, macula and blood vessels. A variety of abnormalities can be found on the retina which can be signs of eye conditions or disease. Major diseases that’s seen include diabetes, retinal detachment and stroke. Retinal abnormalities normally present first before any patient symptoms, making the Optomap photo a key part in early detection and diagnoses.
Optometrists should keep their minds open to new ways of detecting and managing diseases and must be adaptable due to the everchanging and more advanced technology in the optometry field.
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Scan of the macula using OCT Photo of retina using Optomap
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See To Learn Week
Runyon Optometry is a Charitable Provider