What do healthy retina look like?

[Lorna]

Had the dreaded annual eye check the other day. Had the image elarged and saw the photos on the screen. I could see red things on the image, which looked like blood vesels, but the doctor said that they were 'nothing of imediate concern'. Does anyone know what the image of a healthy retina should look like?

[duck]

That's a hard one to describe--The best advice would be to go to the opthamologists and ask them for a brochure or pamphlet on eye diseases: invariably these things have a pic of the healthy retina, and then show examples of macular degeneration, detached retina, diabetic retinopathy, etc.

Basically, a healthy retina (in the pics) looks like a bunch of red blood vessels of varying sizes on a white/pinkish background...

[JasonSmithMT]

Diabetic Retinopathy Images(EyeSearch.com) (http://www.eyesearch.com/diabetic.retinopathy.images.htm)

There are a few pictures there ... not the best one's I've seen but it will give you a general idea.

Jason

[KickStart101]

Thanks for those pictures Jason. I find them very interesting. Like
who would look under "Eyesearch.com".? Only Jason. :thumbsup: