ArticleEye (London, England)2018
Smart phone ophthalmoscopy: a potential replacement for the direct ophthalmoscope.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Eyesi direct ophthalmoscope simulator: an effective training tool for medical undergraduates.BMC medical education · 2024Trial
- Smartphone ophthalmoscope as a tool in teaching direct ophthalmoscopy: a crossover randomized controlled trial.Medical education online · 2023Trial
- Fundoscopy use in neurology departments and the utility of smartphone photography: a prospective prevalence and crossover diagnostic accuracy study amongst neurology inpatients.European journal of neurology · 2022Trial
- Perceived usefulness and ease of use of fundoscopy by medical students: a randomised crossover trial of six technologies (eFOCUS 1).BMC medical education · 2021Trial
- Smartphone ophthalmoscopy for assessment of hypertensive retinopathy in suspected hypertensive emergency: a pilot study.Clinical hypertension · 2026Article
- The Utility of a Smartphone-Based Retinal Imaging Device as a Screening Tool in an Outpatient Clinic Setting: Protocol for an Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Observational
- Application of smartphone ophthalmoscope in ophthalmic clinical practice and teaching.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Review
- Development of 3D-printed universal adapter in enhancing retinal imaging accessibility.3D printing in medicine · 2024Article
- Fundoscopy in the smartphone age: current ophthalmoscopy methods in neurology.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review of Digital Ophthalmoscopes in Medicine.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
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- [Smartphone-based fundus imaging: applications and adapters].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2022Review
- Colorimetric and Electrochemical Screening for Early Detection of Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Retinopathy-Application of Sensor Arrays and Machine Learning.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A New Smartphone-Based Optic Nerve Head Biometric for Verification and Change Detection.Translational vision science & technology · 2021Article
- Smartphone Compatible versus Conventional Ophthalmoscope: A Randomized Crossover Educational Trial.Journal of academic ophthalmology (2017) · 2021Article
- Learning curve evaluation upskilling retinal imaging using smartphones.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Deep Learning-Based Estimation of Axial Length and Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness From Color Fundus Photographs.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Article
- Teaching Smartphone Funduscopy with 20 Diopter Lens in Undergraduate Medical Education.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- A Novel Device for Smartphone-Based Fundus Imaging and Documentation in Clinical Practice: Comparative Image Analysis Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study is to evaluate a commercially available smartphone ophthalmoscope, D-EYE, as compared with the direct ophthalmoscope when used by a cohort of final-year medical students in a prospective study.
methodsTwo-hundred fundal examinations were performed on the eyes of 10 mannequins featuring 5 unique fundal images by 20 final-year medical students from Newcastle University. Each student examined the five fundal images twice, once each with a direct ophthalmoscope and D-EYE in a random order. Students recorded their findings at the optic nerve, macula, and retina in an objective questionnaire, and the findings were analysed by an observer masked to the examination technique.
resultsStudents provided more accurate clinical descriptions of their findings when using D-EYE as opposed to using the direct ophthalmoscope (p < 0.05). In addition, we found that students were overall more likely to make a correct diagnosis based on their findings when using D- EYE compared with the direct ophthalmoscope.
conclusionOur study suggests that the use of a smartphone-based alternative to the direct ophthalmoscope may improve the accuracy and quality of fundal examinations by non-ophthalmologists.
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