Dalian Boshi Ophthalmology Hospital: How to determine whether fundus disease screening is required?
Fundus disease is a kind of common ophthalmic diseases, including retinopathy, macular disease and so on. Timely detection of fundus diseases is essential to protect vision and prevent disease progression. Dalian Boshi Eye Hospital provides comprehensive screening services for patients with fundus diseases. However, most people have limited knowledge about fundus diseases and are not sure whether they need to screen for fundus diseases. This article will introduce you in detail from four aspects: the harm of fundus diseases, high-risk groups, common symptoms and screening methods.
harm
If the fundus disease is not treated in time, it will seriously affect the vision and quality of life of patients. Common fundus diseases include diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, glaucoma, etc. These lesions can lead to blurred vision, central vision loss, visual field defects and other eye symptoms. Serious pathological changes may even cause eye emergencies such as retinal detachment and acute attack of glaucoma.
It is worth mentioning that some fundus diseases are related to systemic diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy. For this kind of disease, in addition to timely treatment, it is also necessary to control basic diseases to avoid deterioration of the disease. Therefore, fundus disease screening can not only protect vision, but also provide important information for general health.
High risk group
Some specific people are more likely to suffer from fundus diseases, which requires early screening. The following categories of people need special attention:
1. Diabetic patients: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the common complications of diabetic patients. Research shows that more than 80% of long-term diabetic patients will have different degrees of retinopathy. It is suggested that diabetic patients should be screened for fundus diseases every year.
2. Hypertension patients: Retinopathy caused by hypertension can lead to blurred vision, visual field defects and other symptoms. It is suggested that patients with hypertension should be screened for fundus disease every year to find out the disease in time and take measures to treat it.
3. High myopia patients: High myopia patients are prone to retinal detachment and other complications due to long ocular axis. It is suggested that patients with high myopia should be screened for fundus disease every year or every two years.
common symptom
Common symptoms of fundus disease include:
1. Blurred vision: poor vision, difficulty in distinguishing distant objects, etc.
2. Shadows or floating objects: shadows and floating objects block the vision, especially in bright environments.
3. Visual field defect: loss of central vision or peripheral visual field, especially that only the upper or lower half of the image can be seen.
In case of the above symptoms, seek medical advice in time to screen fundus diseases to determine the cause and treat as soon as possible.
screening test
Fundus disease screening generally includes vision examination, funduscopy examination and OCT examination.
1. Vision examination: assess possible vision problems by examining vision.
2. Fundus examination: use a professional fundus microscope to observe the fundus, which can directly observe the retina, macula, fundus blood vessels, etc.
3. OCT examination: through optical coherence tomography, the fundus can be imaged with high resolution to help doctors judge fundus lesions more accurately.
To sum up, we should judge whether to screen fundus diseases according to the harm of fundus diseases, high-risk groups, common symptoms and screening methods. Dalian Boshi Ophthalmology Hospital helps patients discover fundus diseases early, protect their vision and improve their quality of life by providing comprehensive screening services for fundus diseases.
