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Eye	Lateral eye anatomy

Fundoscopy

The test itself involves no risk. The dilating eye drops may rarely produce nausea, vomiting, dryness of the mouth, flushing, dizziness, or an attack of narrow-angle glaucoma. If the latter is suspected, drops generally are not used.

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.

Review Date: 08/11/2005
Reviewed By: Edward B. Feinberg, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.