At David Snow Opticians we are committed to providing you with the highest standard of eye care available. With this in mind we have a new digital retinal camera, which allows us to take photographs of the back surface of your eye, the retina.
The procedure is comfortable and the image captures in seconds using flash photography. Nothing touches your eyes. The image taken shows the smallest detail.
There are many benefits associated with retinal photography:
- a permanent and accurate record can be kept of the condition of your eyes
- changes too small to be seen using traditional methods can be picked up
- improved detection of early changes by comparing year on year
- allows you to see what we see, to understand any changes taking place
- allows a more refined and accurate referral to a specialist if required.
Being able to see the whole image at one time in a stable format is an obvious advantage. The magnification is also greater and the image can be enhanced if required. It has been shown that features on the back of the eye, that cannot be seen under normal magnification, can be seen using the digital image. By filtering the image it is possible to enhance areas to make it easier to analyse.
At the next examination another image can be taken and compared side by side with the previous one so that much smaller changes can be recognised. Segments can be taken and included in letters and reports if required giving the reader an instant appreciation of what is being reported.
