C Y S T O I D . M A C U L A R . E D E M A
OR CME IS A PAINLESS DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY CYST-LIKE SWELLING WITHIN
THE MACULAR REGION OF THE RETINA. SINCE THE MACULA IS COMPROMISED BY THE
SWELLING, CENTRAL VISION IS COMPROMISED & SYMPTOMS ARE TYPICALLY BLURRED AND
DECREASED CENTRAL VISION.

THIS IS A FUNDUS PHOTO AND A LATE PHASE ANGIOGRAM (6 MINUTES 31 SECONDS) OF A RETINA
EXHIBITING CME. THERE APPEARS TO BE EVIDENCE OF AN OLD OCCLUSION AND THE CME
MAY BE SECONDARY TO THAT. ENJOY THIS HAIKU REGARDING THE ANGIOGRAM.

NOTE PETAL PATTERNS
IN THE MACULA DUE TO
HYPER FLUORESCENCE
06/01/07
TODAY, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE HYPER-FLUORESCENT PETAL PATTERN IN MY ANGIOGRAM (TYPICAL IN CME PATIENTS) IS, IN FACT, SECONDARY TO THE MACULAR SWELLING AND THAT MY HAIKU IS NOT TECHNICALLY ACURATE. ALLOW ME TO REPHRASE:
HYPER FLUORESCENCE
IN THE MACULA IS DUE
TO THE EDEMA

RIGHT EYE__________________________________________________ LEFT EYE

FUNDUS PHOTO

THIS IS A DIABETIC PATIENT WHO IS SUFFERING A NON-ISCHEMIC CENTRAL RETINAL VIEN OCCLUSION WITH MODERATE RETINAL EDEMA IN THE RIGHT EYE AND SHOWING EARLY BACK GROUND DIABETIC CHANGES IN THE LEFT.

RIGHT EYE__________________________________________________ LEFT EYE

RED FREE
A RED FREE PHOTOGRAPH IS A BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE TAKEN WITHOUT DYE USING A GREEN FILTER. THIS HELPS TO DISTINGUISH BLOOD VESSELS FROM THE RETINA. NOTE THE FLAME SHAPED RETINAL HEMORRAGING IN THE RIGHT EYE.

RIGHT EYE__________________________________________________ LEFT EYE

FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAM
HERE IS A 'LATE PHASE' ANGIOGRAM OF THE SAME PAIR OF EYES.

I don't know if anyone is actually monitoring my progress here, but I TOOK THESE PICTURES!!!

P R E S E N T I N G
MY FIRST SHOTS AT FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY

RIGHT

I CAPTURED THESE RETINAL IMAGES WITH A SPECIALIZED CAMERA CALLED A FUNDUS CAMERA. I AM CURRENTLY LEARNING THE CAMERA BASICS AND TRYING TO FIND MY
MOJO
LEFT

THE FUNDUS CAMERA SHOOTS FILM AND DIGITAL
THESE IMAGES WERE CAPTURED DIGITALLY