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Optos is a leading medical technology company for the design, development, and manufacturing of retinal imaging devices. Retinal imaging is an important tool for the screening and diagnosis of eye problems, such as retinal detachment, glaucoma, cataracts, retinal holes/retinal tears and age-related macular degeneration. It can also indicate evidence of other medical conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers.

We can obtain a high resolution image – Optomap® – of up to 200 degrees or approximately 82% of the retina in a single capture which takes a quarter of a second. Dr. Beeve believes that this technology provides an unequalled combination of wide-field retinal imaging, speed and convenience for you.

Routine retinal examination methods provide only a limited, narrow-field view of the retina, typically less than 5% in a single capture. Such examinations can therefore miss eye and non-eye disorders or diseases, including those in the periphery of the retina, where many indicators of such diseases and precursors to eye conditions are often first exhibited. Typically, to capture a greater percentage of the retina using traditional methods, the patient’s eye must be dilated, which can cause patient discomfort and multiple images of the retina must be taken.