Maximizing Diagnostic Precision: The Role of Integrative Testing in Glaucoma and Optic Nerve Disease

This podcast introduces listeners to how doctors and scientists use advanced tests to check how well the retina and optic nerve are working, especially when looking for early signs of diseases like glaucoma and other brain-related conditions. It explains tools like electroretinography (ERG) and visual-evoked potentials (VEP), which measure the electrical activity in the eye and brain to see how healthy the visual system is. The podcast also compares these tests to imaging methods like OCT and explores how eye diseases might be linked to problems in the brain, such as in Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Simple video explanations help make these complex ideas easier to understand.

The optic nerve connect the retina to the brain. The nerve is the yellow structure on the right.