Macular Degeneration Screening & Management

Early detection of macular degeneration is very important because treatment can delay or reduce the severity of the disease. In order to diagnose macular degeneration a complete examination will be performed. Drops will be put in your eye to dilate (widen) your pupil. This allows the eye doctor to look through a special lens to see inside your eye. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) picture can be taken to see how thick the retina is and to identify accumulated fluid.