A primary eye check up and optometry check up includes additional check up of meibomian gland disease (MGD), dry eyes (leading to eye strain, stickiness, redness), extra ocular motility (to look for diabetic vasculopathy related muscle paresis), pupil examination (optic neuropathy and glaucoma), gonioscopy in a diabetic patient. This is followed by pupil dilatation with specific drops.. Patient will have blurred vision for 4-5 hours after the eye drop instillation.
Detailed check up by Retina specialist
Consultation will happen with diabetic eye specialist, who does meticulous eye examination of the cornea surface, cataract (diabetic cataracts are mainly epinuclear, cortical, PSC cataract, which can have sticky stubborn nature and requires appropriate planning preoperatively).
A detailed fundus examination with 78D lens and indirect ophthalmoscope(funduscopy) is done to meticulously examine the retina for diabetic macular edema and small tiny Neovascular blood vessels (NVE) which can lead to sudden bleeding and loss of vision if not detected and treated in early stage. Meticulous optic nerve head examination to look for glaucoma (glaucoma is a blinding preventable disease seen more commonly in diabetic patients)
The patient is categorized into either diagnosis of proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR), non proliferative diabetic retinopathy(NPDR) or no evidence of diabetic retinopathy. Patient may be asked to do various eye related investigations in case necessary.
All investigations under one roof
All the investigation A-Z are available under one roof at Asian eye hospital including zeiss optical coherence tomography(OCT)/ Zeiss fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) fundus camera , Zeiss Humphreys visual field test, Pentacam, Iol master. This makes it very convenient for the patient.
