A Review of Smartphone Adapters Capable of Imaging the Anterior Segment in Ophthalmology

ABSTRACT

Teleophthalmology is a widely recognised way to provide health care to patients living in rural and remote regions by leveraging limited clinician availability and resources. This is most important in low socioeconomic areas, where the disparity between prevalence of preventable blindness and practicing ophthalmologists is greatest. The ubiquity and accessibility of smartphones allow them to be utilised in a clinical setting and facilitate teleophthalmology. While the current market of smartphone adapters capable of imaging ocular pathology is expanding, few focus on the anterior segment and operate independently of the slit-lamp microscope. This article reviews the available smartphone adapters capable of imaging anterior segment pathology.

KEYWORDS:

• Anterior segment
• Imaging devices
• Ophthalmology
• Smartphone
• Teleophthalmology

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