In this dvm360® interview, Joshua J. Broadwater, DVM, DACVO, with Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency in North Carolina, demonstrates how he effectively examines the vitreous, retina, and optic nerve head in pets while offering insightful pointers. And that usually involves using one of these little Welch Allyn heads here to get a close exam of the retina and the optic nerve head. It tends to be best to use your left eye to the patient's left eye, your right eye to the patient's right eye. So, when I do this type of exam, I try to make sure that I have this up to my left eye, to their left eye. With this direct view, the advantage is you're going to get a very magnified view of the retina, about 15 times the normal magnification of the retina.

Source: Forbes November 08, 2023 14:48 UTC