Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of adult blindness in the U.S. One of the greatest barriers to prevention is access. All diabetic patients are asked to visit an eye care provider for an ...

The use of smartphones as ophthalmoscopes with the D-Eye retinal adapter and app is user friendly and “may help revive retinal examination in primary care,” according to a poster from the Wake Forest ...

The key to diagnosing the nation’s top cause of preventable blindness can now be found in the primary care physician’s office. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is responsible for causing up to 24,000 ...

Living with diabetes is challenging. So is treating it, with a myriad of factors determining or influencing a person’s health. Getting a diabetic retinopathy test completed annually, which might ...

Most people consider an eye exam to be an inspection of the front of their eyes. However, doctors needs to examine the back of your eye, the retina, to check that it is healthy and not damaged or ...

Ultra-widefield imaging systems have been widely adopted in optometry, and for very good reasons. For starters, it is simply excellent at what it can do. Most of the retina can be seen with high ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, one of the issues doctors want to keep on top of is your eye health and whether the disease is affecting blood vessels in your eyes. One area health-care ...

Could it be possible to diagnose Parkinson's disease with the help of a simple retinal exam? The idea should be seriously considered, according to a study published in the May issue of Neurobiology of ...

MARIETTA, Ga., July 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optomap imaging technology identifies early signs of serious eye diseases and health conditions including diabetes and heart disease. These images are ...

Could it be possible to diagnose Parkinson's disease with the help of a simple retinal exam? The idea should be seriously considered, according to a study published in the May issue of Neurobiology of ...

Eye exams are an essential tool for detecting diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration, which together account for much of the world’s vision loss. A key ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...