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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2019

Trash to treasure Retcam.

Prithvi Chandrakanth, Ramya Ravichandran, Naveen G Nischal, M Subhashini

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Commentary: Frugal innovations - Path to eye care for all.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Prithvi ChandrakanthDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.
Ramya RavichandranDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.
Naveen G NischalDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.
M SubhashiniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digital fundus imaging is being used in diagnosis, documentation, and sharing of many retinal diseases and hence forms an essential part of ophthalmology. The use of smartphones for the same has been ever increasing. There is a need for simpler devices to couple the 20D lens and smartphone so as to take fundus photographs which can help in fundus documentation. This article describes a simple inexpensive technique of preparing a smartphone fundus photography device (Trash To Treasure (T3) Retcam) from the used materials in the clinics within minutes. This article will also review the optical principles of the T3 Retcam and describe the step-by-step method to record good-quality retinal image/videos. This inexpensive device is made by recycling and modifying the plastic hand sanitizer bottle in the clinics/hospitals which can be used for documenting, diagnosing, screening, and academic purposes.

Indexed as

Diagnostic Techniques, OphthalmologicalEquipment DesignFundus OculiHumansOphthalmoscopyPhotographyRetinaRetinal DiseasesSmartphoneTelemedicineVideo RecordingFundus camerainnovationlow cost devicesmartphone fundus photographyteleophthalmology

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PMID30900590
PMCPMC6446627

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