Ophthalmic Photography is the art of photographing ocular diseases for medical purposes to help either an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist to diagnose a patient. There are many different ways to photograph certain diagnosis. For the majority of the photography I, myself, use a Topcon TRC 50EX Fundus Camera. The camera has a powerful lens that shoots through the pupil (the pupil has to be dilated) and through the Vitreous gel (the gel that is inside of your eye) and photographs the Retina (the backside of your eye). Depending on what the doctor thinks the diagnosis is depends on how we setup the Fundus Camera. For patients that have or might have Glaucoma or other diseases around the Optic Nerve we would use a higher magified lens to focus on the Optic Nerve itself. When a doctor thinks a patient has a disorder where there might be hemorrhaging (bleeding) in the Retina like Wet AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration), Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Branch Vein Occlusions, and many others we would do a Fluorescein Angiogram. To learn more on Fluorescein Angiography click on the link that says Fluorescein Angiography. To learn more on conditions having to do with the Optic Nerve, click on the link that says Optic Disc Photography. For photography having to do with the cornea (very front of your eye), the iris, or other conditions that has to do with front part of your eye I use a Slit Lamp Camera. For more information on Slit Lamp Photography click on the link above. Updated last on 10-6-11