Expanding on a past topic for OptosAdvance users looking to better utilize their software, we have now provided a new set of tips and tricks to using your mouse within OptosAdvance to get the most efficient image review process. Scroll to the bottom to download the full PDF. 

Investment in the latest retinal imaging technology is a commitment to grow your practice years into the future. Improve your bottom line and customer retention with innovations in eye care that help patients receive the best care possible. Features such as multimodality are helping to save sight with the early detection of potential disease and disorders. Advancements in eye care also reduce NHS waiting times and protect the lives of patients.

Each year, November 14th is recognized as World Diabetes Day and this year’s theme is “Education to Protect Tomorrow”. Understanding the condition is the first step towards managing and preventing it. One in 10 adults around the world currently live with diabetes, an estimated 537 million people. Almost half do not know they have it.

Optos would like to wish you all a happy and safe Halloween. To protect your vision, make sure you and your family receive an annual retinal exam that includes optomap®.

In a climate of economic uncertainty, Optometrists with independent or small practices face several business challenges. Our research has revealed three key indicators impacting customer retention and financial growth. 

Ultra-widefield multimodal imaging is an important clinical and research tool. By combining images from different modalities, clinicians can develop a detailed understanding of functional and morphologic aspects of various retinal diseases.

Optos offers multimodal imaging with all of its ultra-widefield imaging devices and has been shown to enhance pathology detection and disease management as well as improve clinic flow.

The optomap image provides them the assurance they want that the retinal looks healthy. In fact, they almost immediately saw the value of doing optomap images on everyone. “In the first week we had the California, we saw at least two patients with retinal holes way out in the periphery, and we had a 15-year-old asymptomatic patient with a retinal tear,” he says. Because of the ultra-widefield single-capture image that optomap provides, these findings were easily detectable on the image but might have been harder to spot with dilation alone.

3D Wrap allows practitioners to give patients a virtual tour of their eye, showing them where the retina is located and providing the opportunity to explain other parts of the eye. This is done by creating an animated 3D Wrap sequence of an optomap image, displayed as a 3-dimensional graphic model of their eye.

The summer itself has flown by and it's that time of year again where back-to-school lists become a priority. As adults run around stores trying to make sure the children have everything they need to be successful throughout the school year, it is important to remember to schedule that all-important eye exam - and with August being Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month what better time to put it on the list!

Utilizing Autofluorescence in a Clinical Eyecare Setting