title: Evaluation of Visunex Medical's PanoCam(TM) LT and PanoCam(TM) Pro wide-field imaging systems for the screening of ROP in newborn infants.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of childhood blindness. The incidence of ROP is rising, placing greater demands on the healthcare providers that serve these patients and their families. Telemedicine remote digital fundus imaging (TM-RDFI) plays a pivotal role in ROP management, and has allowed for the expansion of ROP care into previously underserved areas.
  
  
  METHODS
  A broad literature review through the pubmed index was undertaken with the goal of summarizing the current state of ROP and guidelines for its screening . Furthermore, all currently used telemedicine remote digital fundus imaging devices were analyzed both via the literature and the companies' websites/brochures. Finally, the PanoCam LT™ and PanoCam™ Pro created by Visunex Medical were analyzed via the company website/brochures. Expert commentary: The PanoCam LT™ and PanoCam™ Pro have recently been approved for use within the USA and CE marked for international commercialization in European Union and other countries requiring CE mark. These wide-field imaging systems have the intended use of ophthalmic imaging of all newborn babies and meet the requirements for ROP screening, thereby serving as competition within the ROP screening market previously dominated by one camera imaging system.
authors.affiliation: a Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology , Stanford University School of Medicine , Palo Alto , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Edward H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: b USC Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology , University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Moshfeghi
authors.affiliation: c Shiley Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology , University of California San Diego School of Medicine , La Jolla , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Nudleman
authors.affiliation: a Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology , Stanford University School of Medicine , Palo Alto , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Darius M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Moshfeghi
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017216:Telemedicine
keywords: Telemedicine; newborn eye screening; ophthalmic imaging; remote digital fundus imaging; retinopathy of prematurity; universal screening; wide-field fundus photography