“What does an ophthalmic pathology evaluation entail?”

An ophthalmic evaluation involves gross dissection and microscopic examination and diagnosis of eyes and ocular adnexal tissue that have been surgically removed. It highly specialized branch of the medical laboratory and the specialty is called Ophthalmic Pathology. Thank you.

It is an examination to look for diseases or other disorders of the visual system. The exam will include evaluating the visual acuity (i.e. what is the smallest letter you can see from a measured distance), checking the peripheral vision, the reaction of the pupils and looking at the eyes carefully with a special microscope. Sometimes special tests are done including optical coherence tomography, photographs of the ocular contents, visual field testing.

An ophthalmologist diagnoses and treats all eye diseases, performs eye surgery and prescribes and fits eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct vision problems. Many ophthalmologists are also involved in scientific research on the causes and cures for eye diseases and vision disorders. Because they are medical doctors, ophthalmologists can sometimes recognize other health problems that aren't directly related to the eye, and refer those patients to the right medical doctors for treatment. see https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/what-is-ophthalmologist.

Ophthalmic pathologists examine microscopic slides of tissue removed from the eye or adnexal (near the eye) region. They are usually board certified Ophthalmologists who have done special training in Pathology.

Just like any eye check up