ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2017
Training time and quality of smartphone-based anterior segment screening in rural India.
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- Smartphone-based Anterior Segment Imaging: A Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Potential Tool for Blindness Prevalence Surveys.Ophthalmic epidemiology · 2022Article
- A novel approach to anterior segment imaging with smartphones in the COVID-19 era.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Using a Macro Lens for Anterior Segment Imaging in Rural Panama.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2020Article
- Development and validation of a machine learning, smartphone-based tonometer.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Could telehealth help eye care practitioners adapt contact lens services during the COVID-19 pandemic?Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association · 2020Article
- Ophthalmology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Usability testing of a smartphone-based retinal camera among first-time users in the primary care setting.BMJ innovations · 2019Article
- Teleophthalmology through handheld mobile devices: a pilot study in rural Nepal.Journal of mobile technology in medicine · 2019Article
- Corneal Wound Healing Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Delivered Within a Viscoelastic Gel Carrier.Stem cells translational medicine · 2019Article
- Comparison of smartphone ophthalmoscopy vs conventional direct ophthalmoscopy as a teaching tool for medical students: the COSMOS study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- Ideal Illumination for Smartphone-based Trabeculectomy Bleb Photography.Journal of ophthalmic & vision researchArticle
- Utility and Feasibility of Teleophthalmology Using a Smartphone-Based Ophthalmic Camera in Screening Camps in Nepal.Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.)Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed at evaluating the ability of individuals without ophthalmologic training to quickly capture high-quality images of the cornea by using a smartphone and low-cost anterior segment imaging adapter (the "EyeGo" prototype).
methodsSeven volunteers photographed 1,502 anterior segments from 751 high school students in Varni, India, by using an iPhone 5S with an attached EyeGo adapter. Primary outcome measures were median photograph quality of the cornea and anterior segment of the eye (validated Fundus Photography vs Ophthalmoscopy Trial Outcomes in the Emergency Department [FOTO-ED] study; 1-5 scale; 5, best) and the time required to take each photograph. Volunteers were surveyed on their familiarity with using a smartphone (1-5 scale; 5, very comfortable) and comfort in assessing problems with the eye (1-5 scale; 5, very comfortable). Binomial logistic regression was performed using image quality (low quality: <4; high quality: ≥4) as the dependent variable and age, comfort using a smartphone, and comfort in assessing problems with the eye as independent variables.
resultsSix of the seven volunteers captured high-quality (median ≥4/5) images with a median time of ≤25 seconds per eye for all the eyes screened. Four of the seven volunteers demonstrated significant reductions in time to acquire photographs (
conclusionIndividuals without ophthalmic training were able to quickly capture a high-quality magnified view of the anterior segment of the eye by using a smartphone with an attached imaging adapter.
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