Retinal Exam | Retina of the eye

Retinal Exam

After you have described the corresponding symptoms of inflammation, tearing or detachment of the retina to your ophthalmologist, the first thing he or she will do is perform an eye test. This will allow the ophthalmologist to assess the extent of the damage in terms of vision. In the following, the posterior wall of the eye, including the retina and choroid, must be examined with an ophthalmoscope.

With this procedure, the back of the eye can be magnified so that it is possible to determine the extent of the damage. A quick treatment is always very important to avoid consequential damages. If, for example, an inflammation of the retina has been present for a long time, it is possible that scars may form on the retina, which can severely impair vision. As a general examination for the symptoms described above, the eye background can be mirrored, circulatory disorders can be made photographically visible with the help of fluorescence angiography, and the degree of swelling can be determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT).