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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 1386516" data-attributes="member: 52527"><p>In England the diabetic eye screening is based on a dilated examination so dilating eye drops are expected to be given to everyone, regardless of age. In Scotland, the screening done slightly differently and drops may only be used for people with small pupils e.g. older people. </p><p></p><p>The point of the drops is to dilate the pupils so that enough light from the camera flash enters the eyes to give good, clear photos. If the photos are too dark, sight-threatening retinopathy might be missed. Sometimes the photographer may attempt to compensate for dark photos by taking extra photos so that the images can be 'jig-sawed' together.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Horse, post: 1386516, member: 52527"] In England the diabetic eye screening is based on a dilated examination so dilating eye drops are expected to be given to everyone, regardless of age. In Scotland, the screening done slightly differently and drops may only be used for people with small pupils e.g. older people. The point of the drops is to dilate the pupils so that enough light from the camera flash enters the eyes to give good, clear photos. If the photos are too dark, sight-threatening retinopathy might be missed. Sometimes the photographer may attempt to compensate for dark photos by taking extra photos so that the images can be 'jig-sawed' together. [/QUOTE]
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