Regular comprehensive eye exams are crucial for detecting and managing diabetic eye issues. Diabetic retinopathy, for example, can often be treated more effectively if caught early. If you have diabetes, it's essential to work closely with your healthcare team to control your blood sugar levels, manage your overall health, and have regular eye exams to catch any potential eye problems early.

At Optos, our technology facilitates the early detection, management and effective treatment of disorders and diseases evidenced in the retina such as diabetic retinopathy. More than 2,500 published and ongoing clinical trials as well as thousands of case studies and testimonials show the long-term value of optomap imaging in diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient engagement in diabetic screening and diabetic eye exams. For more information about Optos and optomap, please visit www.optos.com

As you prepare for a fun-filled Halloween, remember that your eyes deserve attention too. By taking steps to ensure safety and prioritizing regular comprehensive eye exams that include optomap technology, you can keep your vision clear and bright. After all, enjoying the sights of Halloween—from vibrant costumes to decorated houses—is best done with healthy eyes. Celebrate the season with safety in mind, ensuring that everyone can enjoy the festivities without compromising their eye health. Happy Halloween!

Optos urges all eye care practitioners to advocate for children’s eye care services. Remind patients to maintain comprehensive, pediatric eye exams for early detection of issues and increased odds of correcting problems and preserving vision for years to come. If you would like to introduce optomap technology into your practice, contact us to schedule a demonstration to see the bigger picture.  

 A comprehensive optical examination that uses ultra-widefield (UWF™) imaging with optomap, is a critical step to safeguard eye health. optomap imaging helps enable practitioners to detect ocular and systemic ailments that are linked to age. An optomap is a high-resolution, single-shot of 82% of the retina, which allows practitioners to detect problems that could lie in the periphery. In addition to common eye illnesses, high cholesterol and blood pressure, diabetes, vitamin deficiencies and a variety of diseases have also been discovered through eye exams.

Advancements in imaging technology are renovating the standard of care within pediatric optometry practices. The use of innovative ultra-widefield (UWF™) retinal imaging devices from Optos with optomap® technology work to discover and diagnose undetected pathologies hiding in the periphery. Dr. Sunil Parekh, an optometrist in British Columbia, Canada, shared how his Optos® Monaco impacts his practice and patient outcomes.

optomap is the only technology that captures 200-degree UWF in a single shot. These images are critical, especially in pediatric patients who may have no symptoms of eye issues or vision problems.

It's important to understand the importance of routine eye exams, and the utilization of the highest-level technology in pediatric screening.  Optos ultra-widefield (UWF™) imaging technology is making great strides in diagnosing and treating eye problems in children and infants. The cutting-edge modalities and ease of operation with an optomap exam may show signs of ocular or systemic disease, often before children and infants become symptomatic.

Optos technology delivers nine imaging modalities across all devices, a larger field of view in less time, and over 2,500 clinical and peer-reviewed studies which span 235 disease states, demonstrating optomap and clinical utility go hand in hand. 

When you commit to daily sun-safe practices, you reduce risks of vision loss. Since many eye issues begin without symptoms, comprehensive eye exams are vital to early detection and diagnoses of eye conditions and diseases. Like a beach hat’s brim, bigger is better and an optomap® image shows 82% or 200 degrees of the retina in one capture and it is taken in less than a second. If there are findings, the images can easily and immediately be shared with specialists for further review. Many eye disorders can be fixed, slowed and/or reversed but the earlier the detection often relates to the better the outcome. 

Cataract disease is highly treatable and one simple step toward extending patients’ vision health is through comprehensive, annual eye examinations. Optos ultra-widefield imaging devices can image through cataracts 85% of the time.

With more than 25,000 devices installed, Optos aims to set the standard for eye examinations that deliver the best care for patients. With nine imaging modalities across all devices, Optos technology offers bigger images in less time to improve clinics workflow.