Annette Huff
Doctor of Optometry, Fishers and Greenwood
- Doctor of Optometry · IN License no. 000000Verify
Runs the diabetic eye exam and retinal imaging visits.
Retinal imaging
Retinal imaging, and what each scan shows
We photograph and scan the back of the eye so changes can be compared from one visit to the next and shared with your other doctors.
Images are kept with your chart. At the next visit the doctor places them side by side and tells you what is the same and what has changed.
With your permission, we send the images to the doctor who referred you or the hospital's eye service.
What happens at the visit
Imaging adds about fifteen minutes to a visit. Most of it needs no drops.
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Step 1: A wide photo of the retina
A flash, and a picture of the back of the eye. It takes a few seconds for each eye.
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Step 2: A layered scan of the macula
A scan, about a minute for each eye, shows the layers at the center of the retina.
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Step 3: A scan of the optic nerve
The nerve is measured and kept for comparison with later visits.
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Step 4: Review
The doctor reads the images with you and explains each one.
- Sudden vision loss, flashes of light, a curtain over your vision, a chemical splash or an eye injury needs care now. Call our office right away or go to an emergency room. If you can't reach us, call 911.
Billing and what to bring
How it is billed
A visit for an eye problem, an eye disease check or a follow-up is billed to medical insurance. A routine exam is billed to a vision plan. Many visits mix both, and we tell you which part goes where before you leave. If you pay yourself, we give you a written estimate on request.
How fees workWhat to bring
Current glasses and contact lenses
Vision and medical insurance cards
A list of your eye drops and medicines
Your referral, if a doctor sent you
The doctors who read the images
Clint Holland
Doctor of Optometry, Fishers and Plainfield
- Doctor of Optometry · IN License no. 000000Verify
Follows macular changes and writes the reports back to referring doctors.
Sumit Thakkar
Doctor of Optometry, Greenwood and Plainfield
- Doctor of Optometry · IN License no. 000000Verify
Sees the visits before and after a cataract operation.
About retinal imaging
Does it hurt?
No. There is a bright flash of light, and you rest your chin on a support.
Can my other doctors see the images?
Yes. With your permission, we send them by the route your doctor's office uses.
Do I need imaging at every visit?
Not always. The doctor suggests it when it will help to compare with an earlier visit.
Book an imaging visit
Pick a time in our booking system, or call and we find one with you.