Ophthalmic Photography is the art and science of photography as applied to the eye. It is used in both the clinical practice of ophthalmology as well as in research applications. We use clinical ophthalmic photography to document a patient's ophth almic condition and to monitor the course of their eye disease.
Documentation involves the use of different specialized cameras for different areas of the eye.
The mainstream of ophthalmic photography is the fundus photograph . These photographs are taken with a unique camera which operates like an indirect ophthalmoscope. Using electronic flash and color film, photographs of the inside back of the eye are made to document the course of retinal diseases. The primary diagnostic test in ophthalmic photography is fluorescein angiography . Although this test can also be performed on the anterior segment of the eye, most studies are made of the retina using the fundus camera.