Fundus Photographs

 
Fundus photographs are performed to aid in following a patient suspicious for glaucoma or those patients with actual glaucoma. By photographing the optic nerve at a particular point in time, doctors can compare future examinations to the photographs taken previously. This comparison is invaluable in determining optic nerve progression and deciding on medical and surgical therapy for glaucoma.

Fundus photographs are helpful in documenting moderate glaucomatous optic nerves such as these:

 

Advanced optic nerve changes can be seen in the following example:

 

 

 
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