Ophthalmoscopy Health Article

Special considerations

Since it can detect the initial stages and early effects of many serious diseases, ophthalmoscopy is a most valuable test. It is considered to be 90-95% accurate. In addition to specific eye diseases, ophthalmoscopy can detect heart and blood vessel diseases (particularly high blood pressure), brain disease, and diabetes.

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