Optos Optomap

"Your eyes are the window to your health"

Optomap Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imaging

The optomap is a wide field retinal image that we offer as part of our full comprehensive eye examination. A thorough evaluation of the back of the eye is critical component of your yearly check up and offers valuable insight on the health of your eyes.

Optomap Imaging

the retina

The retina is a nerve layer located in the back of the eye and works as a light organ that detects incoming light and sends feedback to the brain. Early signs of various systemic diseases manifest in the retina before patients experience any subjective signs and symptoms. Some systemic diseases that affect the retina are diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, colon cancer, and many others!

digital retinal imaging

The optomap is a non-invasive, diagnostic tool that produces high resolution images of your retina, optic nerve, and other retinal structures at the back of your eye. These retinal images facilitate early detection of ocular diseases, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, holes or tears in the retina, and macular degeneration.

importance of monitoring changes

These wide view, highly detailed, digital retinal images give us an objective data point that allows our doctor to detect and measure changes in the structures of the back of the eye. At the end of your eye examination, we take the time to display your images on a large screen so we can review them together and answer any questions you may have. Our doctor believes in the importance of educating you on your eyes and what steps we need to take to keep them as healthy as possible. These images are compared for changes every year when we see you for your eye examination so we can continue to take care of your eyes.

importance of digital retinal imaging

The optomap allows for early detection and diagnosis of life-threatening diseases like cardiovascular diseases (high blood pressure, diabetes), cancer, and stroke. Early detection can lead to early treatment which can reduce the risk of damage to important structures in the back of the eye which could cause vision loss.