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Retina
Many general medical conditions may appear in the retina and retinal blood vessels before they manifest themselves systemically. Dilated fundus examination may help alert your team of doctors and help prevent more vision or life threatening conditions.
Below are some of the conditions we can diagnose by dilated retinal exam:
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Hypertensive retinopathy
- Age related macular degeneration (AMD)
- Effects of oral medications on retina and macula
- Retinal detachment or retinal holes and tears
- Posterior vitreous separation
- Floaters
- Macroaneurisms
- Microaneurisms
- Macular swelling
- Macular hole
- Ocular / retinal migraine
- Uveal melanoma
- Uveal nevus (freckle)
- Inflammatory eye condition
- Infectious eye diseases and chorioretinitis
- Retinitis pigmentosa and related retinal dystrophies
- Hereditary retinal diseases and their transmission to your children