Unconventional techniques of fundus imaging: A review

• Main Authors: Mahesh P Shanmugam, Divyansh Kailash Chandra Mishra, R Rajesh, R Madhukumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Direct ophthalmoscopy; fundus imaging; indirect ophthalmoscopy
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=7;spage=582;epage=585;aulast=Shanmugam

The methods of fundus examination include direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy and imaging with a fundus camera are an essential part of ophthalmic practice. The usage of unconventional equipment such as a hand-held video camera, smartphone, and a nasal endoscope allows one to image the fundus with advantages and some disadvantages. The advantages of these instruments are the cost-effectiveness, ultra portability and ability to obtain images in a remote setting and share the same electronically. These instruments, however, are unlikely to replace the fundus camera but then would always be an additional arsenal in an ophthalmologist's armamentarium.