Retinal examination is done to detect early signs of numerous diseases that affect not only your eyes and your sight but your overall health ; including hypertensive retinopathy , diabetic retinopathy ,age related macular degeneration ,retinal detachment, glaucoma and optic nerve disorders.

Ans- 3 Retina examination is done with an instrument known as Ophthalmoscope. With an ophthalmoscope , light is shown into the eye and the retina and optic nerve is examined. This is called as examination of the retina (fundus) ,this is what the eye doctor sees when he peeps into your eye .Through the transparent cornea , into the dark interior. When he looks into the eye with the ophthalmoscope he sees a orange glowing interior ,that is the retina. The retina is actually transparent. It appears bright because of blood vessels in the Choroid layer below. It is like looking at your ear against the bright sunlight. The yellow circle is the optic nerve ,the cable of vision .A red shiny dot attracts attention , that is the macula..

Retinal examination is done to detect early signs of numerous diseases that affect not only your eyes and your sight but your overall health, including hypertensive retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration ,retinal detachment ,glaucoma and optic nerve disorders.

Examination of the ocular fundus is an important component of the clinical evaluation in many diseases .It is essential in patients with diabetic mellitus ,increased intra cranial pressure and glaucoma.

Its limitations include

1- No stereopsis is possible since one can only obtain a monocular view.

2- Secondly only the posterior central fundus can be visualized and the majority of the peripheral fundus cannot be seen. Therefore if a retinal tear or detachment is suspected other techniques must be used.

For dry (without dilator drops) retina examination 10 minutes are required but for dilated (with dilator drops) retina examination 1hr or more than 1 hr is required.

As per the doctors advise but in some cases early examination is required.

Ans- 8 Fundus examination, Ophthalmoscopy.

It is a part of routine eye examination so it is included in consultation charges, but after examination if some eye exercizes are required ,they are chargeable and the cost may vary from one hospital to the other.