Ophthalmic Imaging

Diabetic retinopathy, the disease that damages retinal blood vessels in the eyes of many diabetic patients, is the leading cause of blindness among working age adults in America. Each and every day, about 75 people go blind from it even though there are effective treatments that can help preserve useful vision. Despite the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and other organizations, far too few people with diabetes get screened.

The Vanderbilt Ophthalmic Imaging Center bridges the gap between recommendation and action. Our Digital Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy program is based on the concept that it is easiest to screen diabetic patients in familiar surroundings. By offering a screening opportunity at the primary care provider's office, diabetic patients appreciate the ease with which their eyes are monitored for vision-threatening changes.

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Our Team

• Lawrence M. Merin, RBP, FIMI
• Sandra Anderson, CRA, FOPS
  
  

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Contact Us

Vanderbilt Ophthalmic Imaging Center
333 Commerce Street, 2nd Floor TEDC
Nashville, TN 37201
Telephone 615.936.3247
Mobile 615.473.1582
FAX 615.936.1300
Email: lawrence.merin@vanderbilt.edu
Website: www.retinopathyscreening.org