Manual
Dilated fundus exam
The Eye Exam
Dilated fundus exam
Disc, vessels, macula, periphery.
- 1Check the angle first if narrow; dilate with tropicamide 1% ± phenylephrine 2.5%.
- 2Red reflex (Brückner test in children).
- 3Optic disc: CDR, rim (ISNT rule), colour, margins, hemorrhages, SVP.
- 4Vessels: calibre, AV ratio, crossings, emboli, sheathing.
- 5Macula: foveal reflex, drusen, hemorrhage, exudate, edema.
- 6Periphery: 90 D/20 D lens or indirect with scleral depression for breaks.
Glaucomatous disc signs: vertical cup elongation, notching, rim thinning (violating ISNT), disc hemorrhage, bayoneting, asymmetry of CDR > 0.2.
Educational summary — follow local protocols and current guidelines.