One of my opticians came in asking me about her aunt's vision condition. She stated to me that she has lost her vision in one eye and is starting to lose it in the other. She stated her aunt is diabetic and hypertensive. I could make an educated guess as to what her visual condition was. I was guessing there was diabetic retoinopathy with macula involvement. What was neat was that I now have a computer in my exam room and I was able to pull up a picture of what I thought her aunt's condition was. It showed bleeding, deposits and neovascularization (new blood vessel formation). I was able to tell her what the treatment of this condition was and why.
The convenience of this computer in the exam room is tremendous. This is especially true in showing patients how their glasses or contact lens prescription will affect their ability to view a computer monitor at their desired distance.
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