Significance of imaging in retinal disease scans

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Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, shares highlights from his SECO 2022 presentation titled "Image-in that! Scanning for retinal disease."

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, consultative optometric physician at the Charles Retina Institute in Germantown, Tennessee, speaks with Optometry Times®' Alex Delaney-Gesing on highlights from his SECO 2022 presentation titled "Image-in that! Scanning for retinal disease," including why optometrists should be knowledgeable about their diagnoistic devices.

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