Practice’s Commitment to Technology Advancements a Contributing Factor in its Growth

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2024

With more than 25,000 devices installed, Optos aims to set the standard for eye examinations that deliver the best care for patients. With nine imaging modalities across all devices, Optos technology offers bigger images in less time to improve clinics workflow.

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optomap Technology Impacts Patient Experience and Improves Practice Efficiency

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Patient Experience Week is an annual event that is observed in healthcare institutions across the globe. This week offers an opportunity for healthcare providers to focus on the patient's experience of care, including the quality of care, the level of engagement between patients and staff, patient safety, and patient satisfaction. During this week, eye care providers can benefit from highlighting the use of technology such as optomap ultra-widefield retinal imaging in patient experience.  In recognition of Patient Experience Week, we would like to highlight eye care practitioners that understand the importance of the experience their patients receive while in their care. 

As an advocate for her patients' care, education and overall experience, Dr. Michelle Mann, OD, of BC, Canada boasts the importance of Optos multimodality retinal imaging technology in her practice for both her patients and the efficiency of her practice.

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UWF Retinal Imaging: A Tool to Aid in Preserving Women's Eye Health

Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2024

Women's Eye Health and Safety Month is celebrated annually in April to raise awareness about a wide range of eye diseases, especially ones that affect women specifically. This annual campaign seeks to educate women about the importance of regular eye exams and appropriate protective measures to maintain healthy eyesight.

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Three Ways Your Optos Device Works for You

Posted on Wednesday, April 3, 2024

An Optos scan takes only seconds for each eye which can significantly speed up each visit, freeing up time for post-imaging discussions. By spending quality time with patients and sharing their unique UWF images, the opportunity for customer satisfaction increases and, in turn, the likelihood they will positively share their experiences with family or friends increases as wellExplaining to patients that the results of the baseline scan can be used for year-over-year comparisons and can also be shared with other providers, should a specialist be warranted or if a new provider is selected in the future, boasts another benefit to the electronic record created with an optomap exam 

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Improve practice efficiencies with optomap

Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2024

The workflow of any practice can be greatly impacted by the resources made available to clinical practitioners working in eye care settings. A rise in patient waiting times often leads to delays in the diagnoses and treatment of diseases and disorders. But if a practice flow is fluid, and with the utilisation of advanced retinal imaging technology that provides enhanced eye care, more health issues can be caught earlier, saving sight and lives.

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Technology Aids Practice to Expose Disease Early and Help Extend Patients’ Vision

Posted on Wednesday, March 6, 2024

optomap® captures high-resolution 200° ultra-widefield (UWF™) retinal images, that help detect, diagnose, and treat retinal disorders and diseases such as glaucoma, diabetes, and cancer, in a single capture.  Using an Optos retinal imaging device, the process is painless, takes only seconds to capture an image, reduces patient wait times, improving patient satisfaction.

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February Recognized as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Month

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Prevent Blindness has declared February AMD Awareness month[1].  Age-related macular degeneration(AMD) is the most common cause of severe loss of eyesight among people 50 and older.

AMD affects the central vision, and with it, the ability to see fine details. With AMD, the macula, a part of the retina in damaged. In its early stages, AMD may have no signs or symptoms, so people may not suspect they have it. In advanced stages, people lose their ability to drive, to see faces, and to read smaller print. AMD by itself does not lead to complete blindness, with no ability to see. However, the loss of central vision in AMD can severely interfere with simple everyday activities

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Deconstructing the myth behind an Optos device investment

Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Make a wish come true with an Optos purchase. Get Optos off your wish list and into your practice.  We understand that an upfront purchase of an Optos device can feel daunting. But adopting advanced retinal imaging technology can start driving revenue in your practice the moment you invest.

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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month: Protect Sight with Comprehensive Eye Exams

Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2024

optomap enables eyecare professionals to discover, diagnose, document, and treat ocular pathology . Recent studies suggest that UWF imaging may be suitable for diagnosing glaucoma in situations where slit-lamp biomicroscopy or digital color stereoscopy are not available. Another study also confirms that optomap has almost perfect agreement with color digital stereoscopy when assessed by a glaucoma specialist

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Your Mouse and OptosAdvance: Working Together for an Efficient Image Review Process

Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Expanding on a past topic for OptosAdvance users looking to better utilize their software, we have now provided a new set of tips and tricks to using your mouse within OptosAdvance to get the most efficient image review process. Scroll to the bottom to download the full PDF. 

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