{"id":2367,"date":"2021-09-23T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studiomedicofanton.it\/services\/analisi-visiva-avanzata\/"},"modified":"2022-02-14T10:59:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T09:59:07","slug":"advanced-visual-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studiomedicofanton.it\/en\/services\/advanced-visual-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Visual Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\tWhy Advanced Visual Analysis is important\n<\/h1>\n\t
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\n\t\tGlaucoma\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

\n\t\tSeveral clinic conditions may alter the visual spatial analysis. In order to have a correct diagnosis, it is necessary to take advantage of the most advanced diagnostic technologies.
\n\t\tLet\u2019s discover which are the most recurring pathologies and which diagnostic system we employ to detect them.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\n\t\tMacular degeneration\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

\n\t\tIt is a retinal disease caused by circulatory factors that affects primarily elders.The reduction of visual acuity makes it impossible to read.
\nIf caught early enough with a regular eye exam, Macular Degeneration can be controlled, stopped or slowed down with a photodynamic laser therapy or intravitreal injections.\n\t<\/p>\t\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\n\t\tCataract\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

\n\t\tInside the eye there is a lens that focuses clear sharp images on the retina. For people with cataracts these become cloudy. The symptoms of early-stage cataract include mild eye blurriness and cloudiness, with a sensitivity to light and glare, that can lead to a progressive vision loss. After an in-depth evaluation, the ophthalmologist can suggest surgery (Phacoemulsification), usually performed in topical anesthesia and in outpatient basis. It is safe and allows a fast recovery of the visual acuteness in a short time.\n\t<\/p>\t\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\n\t\tGlaucoma\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

\n\t\tGLAUCOMA Glaucoma is caused by the increase of acqueous humor intraocular pressure (the transparent fluid that fills the eye). When higher than usual, eye pressure increases significantly the risk of damage to the optic nerve, reducing the visual field. In so doing, it could lead the patient to blindness, without them even realizing.
\nGenerally the therapy consists of instilling eye drops to reduce ocular pressure; laser treatments and surgery are recommended if necessary. However, the simple eye pressure measurement is not enough to diagnose glaucoma, since there are glaucoma with a normal intraocular pressure.
\nOnly the ophthalmologist, with a deep analysis of the optic nerve and with the aid of technologically advanced devices, can detect glaucoma and prescribe the right therapy.\n\t<\/p>\t\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\n\t\tTHE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

\n\t\tOver time, without any treatment, glaucoma can affect vision and eventually lead to blindness. If diagnosed and treated early, the disease progress can be arrested or reduced and the vision preserved. The aim of the therapy is to protect the central vision and the extention of the visual field as much as possible, in order to guarantee the highest quality of life to the patient.\nThis is valid for all the pathologies, from the most aggressive to the less invasive ones. Nevertheless, early diagnosis helps to plan ahead, finding solutions to pathologies before their evolution. \nAs follows, some of our devices to detect them.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\n\t\tAutofluorescence\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

\n\t\tThanks to the digital recorded images, Autofluorescence (FAF) is a non-invasive imaging method that allows to identify the retina natural fluorescence derived from the presence of the lipofuscin normally contained in the pigmented layer of retina.
\nUnlike Fluorescein Angiography or Indocyanine Green Angiography, Autofluorescence exam is performed without any injection.

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\n\t\tWhy is it so important?<\/strong>
\n\t\tIt has been proved that autofluorescence increases in the cells with an accelerated biological activity or in damaged cells, i.e. with a difficulty in working off waste products of the normal metabolic functions. This allows to recognize the retinal damage before it clinically develops.

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\n\t\tWhen is it necessary?<\/strong>
\n\t\tIt is useful for the early diagnosis of maculopathies (age-related macular degeneration, central serous chorioretinitis, macular edema, macular hole, Stargardt disease, Best disease) and their follow-up. This allows their precise and non-invasive analysis, especially in patients with allergy to common colorant or with kidney or liver failure, who could not resort to normal angiographic exams.\n\t<\/p>\t\n<\/div>\n\t

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\n\t\tOptical Coherence Tomography\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

\n\t\tOptical Coherence Tomography (OCT)<\/strong> is a recent imaging technique<\/strong>, non-invasive, which provides high-resolution images of sections of the human retina \"in vivo\", allowing the diagnosis, staging and follow-up of numerous retinal diseases. A computer transforms the information obtained into an image on the screen allowing a sort of \"in vivo\" histological examination of the retina without carrying out any anatomical sampling on the patient.
\nA false color image is thus displayed in real time which represents the degree of reflectivity of the fabrics placed at different depths: dark colors (blue and black) represent areas of minimum optical reflectivity, while light colors such as red and white define highly reflective areas.\n\t<\/p>\t\n\t\t

\nIn the early diagnosis of all retinal pathologies involving the macula.\nIt therefore represents an important step forward in the chapter of preventive medicine.
\nThe OCT offers the possibility to carry out an examination:\n\t<\/p>\n\t