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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence is moving from the lab into the clinic, and one of its most provocative promises is that it might spot Alzheimer’s disease by looking into the back of the eye. Instead of ...

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 ...