It's So Hard To Say I'm Sorry Nov 7, 2009
In the emergency room, a doctor noticed something important when he looked at Andy's eyes with an ophthalmoscope: swelling of the optic disc, located in the back of the eye. as it is called, is a cardinal sign of increased pressure inside of the head. (Slate)
Bioluminescence Imaging Used For Eye Cancer Detection Oct 15, 2009
6, 2007) A new digital ophthalmoscope, devised by a research team led by the University of Warwick, can provide both doctors and high street optometrists with a hand-held eye disease diagnosis device equal to. (Sep. (Science Daily)
New device finds early signs of eye disease in preemies Sep 22, 2009
Current screening for ROP is based on two-dimensional images taken either with an ophthalmoscope or a camera placed directly on the infant's cornea. "Examining the retina with these methods is like looking at the surface of the ocean and only seeing dimly into the shallow water," says Toth, a professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering. (EurekAlert!)
Intraocular Pressure and Glaucoma May 31, 2009
Ophthalmoscopic Exam: The physician dilates the patient's pupil with special eyedrops and inspects the retina with a magnifying ophthalmoscope. Tonometry: By using an instrument that gently presses on the eyeball, a physician can estimate the patient's intraocular pressure. (Suite101.com)
Onalaska grad does research in India as Fulbright scholar May 25, 2009
I even got some practice with my ophthalmoscope. Phelps, 29, took a year off from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia after receiving a Fulbright Scholarship to do medical research in India. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
