Cutting-Edge Retinal Imaging Technology Now at Eyeworks

Eyeworks is proud to introduce the Zeiss Meditech Cirrus OCT to our growing family of high-tech instruments.

Optical Coherence Tomography or ‘OCT’, is a way to obtain high resolution and 3D images of the different layers of the retina. Images generated with OCT technology are of significantly higher resolution than other medical imaging technologies like ultrasound and MRI.

OCT offers an invaluable tool in the early detection, treatment and prevention of many serious eye diseases, like Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy.

The Cirrus OCT uses the latest in OCT technology, Spectral Domain OCT(SD-OCT). SD-OCT offers much better image quality, accuracy and ease of testing over previously available OCT technology.

Eyeworks is proud to be the first and only eye care office in New Hampshire to have SD-OCT capability.

Poor Night Vision May Predict Age Related Macular Degeneration

Researchers say poor night vision may predict AMD.


HealthDay (11/13, McKeever) reported that, according to a study published in the Nov. issue of the journal Ophthalmology, "poor night vision might be a predictor of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)." Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine gave "more than 1,000 people with early signs of AMD" a questionnaire in which respondents were asked to "rate their difficulties with night driving and low-light activities," then tracked the participants "for up to six years." The authors found those "with the worst night vision at the start were most likely to develop reduced visual acuity and one of two types of advanced AMD -- geographic atrophy (GA) or choroidal neovascularization (CNV)."