Objective: To evaluate whether single-field fundus photography can be used as a screening tool to identify diabetic retinopathy for referral for further ophthalmic care. Methods: A MEDLINE search of the peer-reviewed literature was conducted in June 2001 for the years 1968 to 2001 and updated in September 2003, yielding 145 articles. The search was limited to articles published in English. The ...

In developing countries, similar to other parts of the world, smartphones and social networks are highly popular. there are many challenges in use of social networks by the health system staff. Clinical photography plays an important role in the medical practice to determine the state, treatment and progression of a patient’s condition. ethical education is needed on how to take and share clini...

Fundus photography in adults and cooperative children is possible with a fundus camera or by using a slit lamp-mounted digital camera. Retcam TM or a video indirect ophthalmoscope is necessary for fundus imaging in infants and young children under anesthesia. Herein, a technique of converting and using a digital video camera into a video indirect ophthalmoscope for fundus imaging is described. ...

OBJECTIVE To describe characteristics of participants in the Complications of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Prevention Trial (CAPT) at baseline and to investigate associations among visual function, fundus features, and vision-related quality of life. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS The 1052 participants in CAPT, a multicenter, randomized clinical trial. Eligibility criteria f...

The four methods of illumination in the use of slit-lamp biomicroscopy of the anterior segment, described first by Vogt, are equally useful in the posterior part of the eye. Examination of the ocular fundus is more difficult. In particular, photography of the central and peripheral parts of the fundus demands additional technical arrangements if all the appearances of biomicroscopy are to be re...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) merupakan penyakit degeneratif makula yang mengakibatkan gangguan penglihatan sentral pada usia lanjut. AMD didapatkan sekitar 5,8% individu dengan kebutaan, penyebab kebutaan keempat terbanyak di dunia. Faktor risiko meliputi usia, genetik, merokok, dan nutrisi. diklasifikasikan menjadi non-neovaskular (dry) neovaskular (wet). Pada tahap awal sering tidak...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy is a well-known risk factor for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). METHODS Patients were examined using slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus examination, fundus photography, and optical coherence tomography, making note of best-corrected visual acuity. RESULTS All patients had resolution of CSCR. INTERPRETATION We present CSCR in 3 consecutive pregnant women without ...

Life in mountainous, rural areas poses unique obstacles for ophthalmic care--notably, a lack of access to ophthalmologists and cost of care. Using telemedicine as a screening tool addresses both issues for diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening, as fundus photography has been determined to be sensitive and specific when screening for DR. The American Diabetes Association places a Grade E recommend...

The central region of the primate retina is called macula. The fovea is located at the center of the macula, where the photoreceptors are concentrated to create neural network adapted for high visual acuity. Damage to the fovea by macular dystrophies and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can reduce the central visual acuity. The molecular mechanisms leading to these diseases are most likel...