title: Video indirect ophthalmoscopy using a hand-held video camera.
abstract: Fundus photography in adults and cooperative children is possible with a fundus camera or by using a slit lamp-mounted digital camera. Retcam TM or a video indirect ophthalmoscope is necessary for fundus imaging in infants and young children under anesthesia. Herein, a technique of converting and using a digital video camera into a video indirect ophthalmoscope for fundus imaging is described. This device will allow anyone with a hand-held video camera to obtain fundus images. Limitations of this technique involve a learning curve and inability to perform scleral depression.
authors.affiliation: Sankara Eye Hospital, Kundalahalli Gate, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. maheshshanmugam@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mahesh P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Shanmugam
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D059032:Learning Curve; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*