Our Technology
At Bense we pride ourselves in having the latest and highest quality equipment available. We currently are the only optical in St.John’s who have the Macuscope, the TearLab, the Visioffice, an O.C.T and a full Eschenbach low vision kit. All of these pieces of equipment make your optical experience more accurate, more enjoyable and more beneficial.
Optical Coherence Tomography ( O.C.T.)
Used in detection/monitoring of diseases such as:- Glaucoma detection/monitoring
- Macular holes
- Epiretinal membranes
- Posterior vitreous detachments
- Central serous chorioretinopathy
- Retinal pigment epithelial detachment
- Cystoid macular edema
- Retinoschisis
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Congenital pit of the optic nerve
- Disc edema in inflammatory optic neuropathy
- Histopathalogical correlation
- Choroidal nevus
Zeiss fundus photography
This machine takes a picture of the back of your eye in order to document any abnormality necessary or to monitor diseases such as a Choroidal nevus, which may be slowly growing. This is superior to a doctors drawing or memory.Humphries visual field analyser
Used for the following:- Monitoring the progression of glaucoma
- Drivers licence testing
- Optic nerve diseases/compressions
- Certain neurological conditions
Pentacam
Used for the following:- Analysis of the anterior segment of the eye
- Corneal thickness
- Cataract analysis
- Corneal topography
MacuScope™
The MacuScope™ is technology that enables us to identify which patients are at risk for Macular Degeneration. It measures Macular Pigment Optical Density, and if this reading is low then you are at a higher risk for macular degeneration.TearLab Osmolarity System
The TearLab is the first test to accurately diagnose and monitor dry eye disease which is one of the most common problems people have.
