Digital Anterior Segment Photography
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What is Digital Anterior Segment Photography?
Anterior segment and external imaging involves taking a series of photographs of the front of your eye and the area around it.
What is anterior segment / external imaging?
Anterior segment and external imaging involves taking a series of photographs of the front of your eye and the area around it.
Why do I need this procedure?
The test documents the appearance of the cornea, conjunctiva, iris and the other structures at the front of and around the eye. It is also used to monitor certain conditions.
What are the benefits?
The images help your eye doctor monitor an existing condition, and they may also be used to help reach a diagnosis.
Are there any side effects or risks?
The imaging may involve a bright light or flash. Your vision may take on a strange colour afterwards, but this does not last long.
Are there any alternatives?
In certain circumstances it may be possible to use different equipment to image the front of your eye. If you have any concerns, please raise them with your doctor, who will talk you through the options available to you.
What do I need to know before having the examination?
You may need drops in your eyes to dilate your pupils; these take 20-30 minutes to work fully. The drops can leave your vision blurred for 2 to 24 hours, so we recommend that you do not drive. Please make appropriate transport arrangements for your journey home.
You will be asked to sit at an instrument similar to the one the doctor used to examine your eye. The imaging normally takes between 10 and 20 minutes.
Some patients need an examination with a contact lens. If so, local anaesthetic drops are used to numb the front of the eye; these last for about 20 minutes.
Some patients need a special coloured eye drop before the imaging. This does not change your vision and has no long-lasting effect.
Athens EyeCare Clinic offers some of the most advanced anterior segment photography available — arrange an appointment and see for yourself.