Ditch The Ophthalmoscope
Did you know?
- 40% of patients screened with a direct ophthalmoscope are misdiagnosed.
- 13% of patients who went to the emergency room with a headache, acute focal neurological deficit, acute visual changes, or diastolic blood pressure ≥120 mmHg have ocular fundus abnormalities.
- 77% of medical students preferred photographs to ophthalmoscopy.
Handheld Fundus Camera
- 50-degree field of view rather than 5-degree
- Non-Mydriatic operation rather than mydriatic
- Electronic image for records and consultation rather than sketch
