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With an Ophthalmoscope, light is shone into the eye and the retina and the optic nerve is examined. This is called as Examination of the Fundus. This is what the eye-doctor sees when he peeps into your eye! Through the transparent cornea, into the dark interior. The Fundus Exam When he looks into the eye with the Ophthalmoscope, he sees a orange glowing interior. That is the retina. The retina is actually transparent. It appears bright because of blood vessels in the choroid layer below. It is like looking at your ear against the bright sunlight. The yellow circle is the Optic Nerve, the cable of vision! A red, shiny dot attracts attention. That is the macula. If indicated, the exam of periphery of the retina is done with an Indirect ophthalmoscope. The ophthalmologist wears this instrument on the head and focuses the light into the eye with a lens held in his hand. This is usually done in a dark room.
This video is a television news report from Hutzel Women's Hospital in Detroit about twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a placental condition that can affect identical twin pregnancies. It follows one family's care, including a minimally invasive in-utero laser procedure used to treat the condition, and the twins' delivery two months later. Educational only — not medical advice.
The gold standard treatment for bladder outlet obstruction.This is an endoscopic procedure in which a resectoscope is placed transurethrally and the obstructing lobes of the prostate are removed as chips of tissue. TURP results in improvement of flow rate, and symptom scores are superior to that of other minimally invasive therapies
A proctoscope examination of the rectum is demonstrated step by step in this educational video, showing how the instrument is inserted and what the clinician inspects. It is intended for medical students and clinicians learning lower gastrointestinal examination. Educational only — not medical advice.