This video shows an ultrasound of the eye. The cornea and lens are on the left portion of the movie, while the retina is on the back surface. The black line coming out the back of the eye is the optic nerve. As the eye moves you can also see some stuff floating in the…
This video shows what spontaneous venous pulsations look like in the retina. This eye is suffering from ocular ischemic syndrome which has dilated the retinal veins and make them even easier to see than usual. Most people believe that these pulsations are caused because of a differential between eye and CSF pressure. The CSF cavity…
This video shows a retinal detachment of the eye as viewed from the slit-lamp microscope. In this case, you see a large bullous rhegmatogenous detachment with a retinal tear/hole at the 1 o’clock position (the image is reversed). Unless you are experienced with the retinal exam, this movie may be hard to interpret … retina…
This video was taken at the slit-lamp, and shows what the retina looks like using a hand-held 90 diopter lens. The view is less magnified than the direct scope, and allows viewing of the entire optic nerve and posterior pole. Here you can see both the “cup” (the inner divot) and “disk” (the entire round…