NSTV (Northwestern University Sketch TV) recently visited Westchester Eye Surgeons to film their latest production of “Ophthalmologist”. The crew of Northwestern University undergraduate students required an eye examination lane and ophthalmology equipment to create their project. For approximately four hours the student actors, camera and directing crews took multiple takes to produce the short sketch.
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The eyeball has the shape of a soccer ball. There are three different coatings of tissue surrounding the central ocular cavity, (which is called the vitreous space). The outermost coating is the sclera which is a white collagenous structural and protective layer. The innermost is the retina which converts light images in to signals that […]
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Retinal Photography Almost every ophthalmologist in the United States has a color retinal photography camera. Retinal photography cameras can view most of the macula, retina, and optic nerve. While this test is useful in determining the level of blood build up in the retinal vessels, it does not give details of the flow of blood. Normal Retinal Photo Retinal […]
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The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends all persons should have a baseline ocular screening by age forty even if there are no visual issues. This includes dilation of the pupils to examine the structures inside the eye. Early maturity onset eye conditions detectable during a dilated eye exam include: Cataracts Eye pressure disease (glaucoma) Diabetic eye disease […]
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