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Ophthalmoscopy
Alternate Names : Fundoscopy
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Special Considerations
Since it can detect the initial stages and early effects of heart and blood vessel disease (particularly high blood pressure), brain disease, diabetes, and specific eye diseases, ophthalmoscopy is one of the most valuable tests. It is considered to be 90-95% accurate.
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Cataract
• CMV Retinitis
• Glaucoma
• Hypertension
• Hypertensive Retinopathy
• Macular Degeneration
• Melanoma of the Eye
• Optic Neuritis
• Retinal Detachment
• Type 2 Diabetes
Other Topics
• Adolescent Test or Procedure Preparation
• Infant Test/Procedure Preparation
• Preschooler Test/Procedure Preparation
• Retina
• School Age Test/Procedure Preparation
• Systemic
• Toddler Test/Procedure Preparation
Review Date : 10/27/2003
Reviewed By : Raymond S. Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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