Cambridge Eye Care
conveniently located inside of the Buckeye, AZ Costco
What is a Comprehensive Eye Exam?
A comprehensive eye exam is different from a routine eye exam. In addition to checking for refractive eye errors, your eye doctor will also evaluate the overall health of your eyes by screening for common eye diseases.
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Annual comprehensive eye exam will give your eye doctor a greater opportunity to pick up any of the many common eye diseases that could potentially affect the health of your eyes and your vision. These include glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy.
Early detection could potentially prevent damage to your vision or eye health.
Just like your family doctor recommends an annual physical, our eye doctors recommend that patients have a comprehensive eye exam at least once every year.
What Is Optos Retinal Imaging?
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Optos ultra-widefield (UWF™) retinal imaging (also known as an optomap image) enables eye care professionals to discover, diagnose, document, and treat ocular pathology without the need for dilating eye drops that can blur vision and cause light sensitivity for several hours.
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What is an optomap Image?
An optomap is an image of the retina, the only place in the body where blood vessels can be seen directly. In addition to eye conditions, signs of other diseases (for example, stroke, heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes) may also be detected in the retina. Early signs of these conditions can show on the retina long before any visual or other symptoms are revealed. While eye exams generally include a look at the front of the eye to evaluate health and prescription changes, a thorough screening of the retina is critical to verify eye health.
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Optomap imaging is fast, safe, and effective and allows for easy imaging of both adults and children. To have the exam, a patient simply looks into the device one eye at a time (like looking through a keyhole), and a quick flash of light confirms the image of the retina has been captured.
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The benefits of having an optomap ultra-widefield retinal image taken include:
- Provides early protection of vision impairment or blindness
- Early detection of life-threatening diseases like cancer, stroke, and cardiovascular disease
- The unique optomap ultra-widefield view helps eyecare practitioners detect early signs of retinal disease more effectively and efficiently than with traditional eye exams.
- Early detection means successful treatments can be administered and reduces the risk to sight and health.
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The doctors at Cambridge Eye Care strongly advise this quick and painless test be performed annually to ensure the best possible eye health evaluation.
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Click below for a quick video about Optos Optomap Retinal Imaging:
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