EXAMINATION

Message of common value

SHOW YOUR EYES ...
WITH LENSES !!!

DAILIES: SAY IT WITH
YOUR EYES!

WHY DO YOU REGULAR NEED
EYE EXAMINATION WHEN YOU
HAVE GLAUCOMA?

YOU DON'T FEEL ANYTHING
BUT YOUR EYE CAN GET BLIND
SLOWLY
WHEN THE EYE PRESSURE
IS TO HIGH!

METAMORPHOSIS
(=curved lines)

THIS MAY INDICATE AGE
RELATED MACULA
DEGENERATION

YOU ONLY HAVE 2 EYES:

CHECK YEARLY !

SEE CLEARLY !

WHAT IS CATARACT?

CLOUDING OF THE LENS

HOLIDAYS = LENSES

LENSES....
SO EASY !

ARE THERE...
DISCREET MAGNIFIERS?

YES, SUCH AS EASYPOCKET

EXAMINATION » EXAM OF VISUAL FIELD »

VISUAL FIELD EXAMINATION

GOLDMAN PERIMETER

TYPES OF EXAMINATION

CENTRAL VISUAL FIELD : OCTOPUS TEST

IMPORTANCE:

to detect damages of glaucoma
to find retina- or nervedamages

PERIPHERAL VISUAL FIELD: GOLDMAN TEST

IMPORTANCE:

In case of headache (to rule out braintumors)
After a stroke or thrombosis: to rule out both sides hemiplegia loss of the visual field
For disability determination
For drivers-examination: is needed every 5 years by truck drivers / every 3 years by diabetics

Remark: drivers need an extended examination on top of their visual field-examination. Moreover they need to be checked physically in specific drivers centra:

WEST FLANDRES

Administration of medical expertise
Administratieve gezondheidsdienst
Medisch centrum Brugge - dienst autobestuurders
Hoogstr 9
8000 Brugge
Tel: 050.456810 - 050.456.813 - 050.456.830
fax: 050.456828
http://medex.fgov.be

GENEESKUNDIG CENTRUM
Ijzerkaai 27
8500 Kortrijk
tel: 056.224721
fax: 056.229404

EAST FLANDRES

Medical center Gent RAC Ter Plaeten- dienst
autobestuurders
St-Lievenslaan 23 bus 1
9000 Gent

Tel: 09.235.22.62
fax: 09.223.3893

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