Regular eye exams are important in detecting early signs of diabetic retinopathy to prevent vision loss. Since diabetic retinopathy doesn’t cause symptoms in its early stages, diagnostic testing can ...

An Australian study 1 reported that directional optical coherence tomography (OCT) images showed that Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with a thicker photoreceptor nuclear ...

An AI segmentation system was able to identify changes in retinal segmented features based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. Diagnosing and monitoring retinal diseases is done through OCT, ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a type of noninvasive imaging test. Ophthalmologists use OCT to create high-resolution, cross-sectional images of the inside of a person’s eye. OCT can help an ...

Macular edema is swelling in the retina that can cause blurry vision and vision loss. Macular edema can be treated with medications like NSAID eye drops, corticosteroids, or anti-VEGF drugs. Diabetes ...

If you think you may have geographic atrophy (GA), your eye doctor can run tests and do an exam to find out. Here’s what to look for and how to find out if you have it. If you have an advanced stage ...

Optometry clinics that routinely used optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanners as part of their regular eye tests were 34% more likely to refer patients for a specialist glaucoma assessment, ...