ABSTRACT
Retinal diseases are amongst the most challenging of eye conditions for the nonophthalmologist to diagnose, due to the limited nature of the in-office, undilated eye exam. The standard hand-held direct ophthalmoscope available in most physician offices allows the examiner to see a greatly magnified view of the optic nerve and posterior retina, but offers a limited view of the remaining retina. A fully dilated examination using an indirect ophthalmoscope offers a substantially wider field of view, allowing for evaluation of other important anatomical structures within the retina (166).
