DR. ABHISHEK KUMAR SINHA

DR. MD. RAGHIB TAUHEED, DR. SHUBHAM HARSH, DR. JENNIFER GAGRAI

Abstract

SMARTPHONE USE IN INDIA HAS SEEN AN EXPLOSIVE RISE IN THE LAST DECADE.

PUSH TOWRADS DIGITALISATION AND CASHLESS ECONOMY BY THE GOVERNMENT HAS LED TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS USE SMARTPHONES.SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOW A TREND.

SMARTPHONES CAN ALSO PROVE A USEFUL DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN OPHTHALMOLOGY.

SMARTPHONES WITH GOOD CAMERA QUALITY IS A SIMPLE COST EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR SLIT LAMP PHOTOGRAPHY TO DETERMINE THE PROGRESSION OF OPTIC DISC CHANGES IN GLUCOMA PATIENTS AT FOLLOWUP.

IT REQUIRES NO SPECIAL TOOLS,BUT IS VERY ACCURATE IN DETECTING SUBTLE CHANGES ON OPTIC DISC MORPHOLOGY.

SMARTPHONE IMAGING CAN BE USTILISED FOR ALMOST EVERY PATIENT IN ALMOST EVERY PATHOLOGY WITHOUT ADDING TO ANY COST .

BENEFITS ARE NUMEROUS WITH SMARTPHONE IMAGING IT ALSO HAS ITS OWN LIMITATIONS AND CANNOT COMPETE THE VERY SPECIALISED INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS PERIMETRY, FFA,OCT OR WIDE FIELD FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY.

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