Latest Technologies
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Scanning
Young Vision Care is one of the first offices in the Midwest to provide the latest imaging technology of the retina and optic nerve for their patients. Many different diseases, including glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, can be followed more precisely with this device. Details of the optic nerve and nerve fibers involved with glaucoma, and changes in the macula involving macular degeneration or diabetes can now be observed objectively and in great detail.
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows the retina, which is about one half of a millimeter thick or the thickness of a credit card, to be viewed at a micron level. A micron is 1/1000th of a millimeter The RTVue 100, at Young Vision Care, acquires 26,000 scans in one second and provides resolution of 5 microns.
If you or a family member has an eye disease, or if you have a family history of eye disease, you will receive the latest in diagnostic evaluation with the RTVue 100 at Young Vision Care.
Digital Imaging - Fundus Photography
Young Vision Care continues providing high quality eye care with our digital imaging system. These digital images (also known as fundus photos) are used to document the health of the eye’s optic nerve, vitreous, macula, retina and its blood vessels. This high resolution digital camera allows our Doctors to evaluate fundus photos of your eyes to diagnose and monitor conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration.
By capturing images over a period of the time and using software for comparative analysis, our Doctors can continue to provide first rate care.
Adding this state of the art technology at Young Vision Care not only enhances our ability to manage eye conditions, it allows us to help educate you, promoting a more proactive and health conscious approach to your eye care.
Hand Held Slit Lamp
Our office now has a handheld slip lamp for the patients whom may be immobile. A slit lamp is an instrument consisting of a high-intensity light source that can be focused to shine a thin sheet of light into the anterior chamber of the eye so our doctors can examine the eyelid, the sclera, the conjunctiva, the iris, the lens and the cornea. A slit lamp can help the doctors to detect: cataracts, corneal injuries such as corneal ulcer, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and/or retinal detachments.
Anterior Eye Segment Camera
Commonly used along with the slip lamp is the anterior eye segment camera. This takes photos of what the anterior eye looks like while using the slit lamp.
Visual Fields Testing
Visual field testing is used to check the patient’s peripheral vision. One eye is covered, while the other eye fixates on a target object. You then are asked to click every time you see what they describe on the far edges of your field of view. If our doctors suspect an eye diseaseyou may need more comprehensive, formal types of testing to help evaluate your current quality of central and peripheral vision.
