After Maisie and Daddy had visited the hospital for some eye drops their adventure continued with a trip to Dunfermline, more specifically to a company called Optos.
Optos was founded in 1992 after the owners then 5 year old son went blind in one eye when a retinal detachment was detected to late.
Although his son was having regular eye exams, routine exams were uncomfortable, especially for a child, which made it impossible for the doctor to conduct a complete exam and view the entire retina.
They set out to commercialize a patient-friendly retinal image product that encompassed a digital widefield image of the retina in a single capture. As the owner told us; after 20 years and £20 million funding they are now The retina company. You can find out more at http://www.optos.com if you're interested.
It was a very exciting day for Maisie's eye doctor as this would be able to show how Maisie's eye procedure had affected Maisie's eyes. Maisie is the first Premature baby with ROP to have her eye imaged in this way.
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| Maisie with owner of Optos |
Maisie took it all in her stride as usual and happily played with the machine as it took pictures of her eyes. It was a fun day out.
Wow! We have both undergone retinal imaging by Optos and can recommend this. We make a few components for Optos. Maisie, you were in good hands. Love to all.
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