Our office is one of the few eye care practices in the area to offer its patients the Optomap™ Retinal Imaging System retinal exam. The Optomap captures and analyzes an image of virtually the entire retina without dilation, for the early detection and management of eye disease. Patients will not experience blurred vision or sensitivity to light following their eye exam. (Dilation results in 15 minutes of waiting and 3 or more hours of blurred vision). Optomap testing has helped to diagnose serious eye conditions – such as diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments and macular generation – that could have otherwise gone undetected. Obtaining Optomap retinal images is quick and very simple. By looking into an eyepiece, at the push of a button, the digital image of the retina is captured in less than a second, with a small flash indicating the image has been taken. Nothing touches your eye during the process. Your Optomap retinal image is then displayed for Dr Therrien to review with the patient. Optomap also allows doctors to spend more time with patients, and provides a permanent photo-documentation that can be sent to a patient’s primary care physician or specialist if needed and can also be used to educate patients.

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The Optos modality was developed as a patient-friendly examination tool by Douglas Anderson, founder and vice chairman, Optos, after his son Leif lost the use of an eye when a retinal detachment was detected too late. It incorporates the latest in scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) technology, using low-powered red-green laser beams to capture an image of virtually the entire retina on an "Optomap", a permanent digital record that gives clinicians a view of the retina that is unprecedented with prior technologies.

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