CAN AN EYE EXAM SAVE YOUR LIFE?

A recent patient, with no symptoms other than thinking she needed to update her prescription, came in for a routine eye exam. As a part of her exam, Retinal Imaging was done. These high-resolution images allowed our optometrist to evaluate the eye health around her optic nerve. As you can see below, her optic nerves showed obvious swelling, in both eyes. A dramatic difference from only 2 years prior. She was sent for an MRI with an urgent note and it turned out that she had a 6cm brain tumor (meningioma) that was operated on immediately.

Retinal Imaging allows us to to obtain a better view of your blood vessels, retina and optic nerve and is imperative in diagnosing early signs of disease before it can permanently damage your vision, or worse.