Application of smart phone and supporting set for fundus imaging in primary hospital of rural area
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National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81460163, 81400427, 81300786); Young Talent Research Scholar Program of Shaanxi Province(No.2016KJXX-12); Basic Scientific Research Grant of Xi'an Jiaotong University(No.xjj2015015); Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(No.20133601120012); Research Grants from Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology(No.20142BAB215029, 20132BAB205024, 20142BDH80005); Research Grants from Education Department of Jiangxi Province(No.GJJ14094, GJJ13175)

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    AIM: To describe the application of smart phone and supporting set for acquiring fundus images with slitlamp examination and non-contact lens in primary hospital of the rural area.

    METHODS: The supporting set for smart phone was purchased from taobao and securely connected to the ocular lens of slitlamp microscopy. The fundus photos were imaged with assistance of non-contact slitlamp lens from Volk.

    RESULTS: High quality images of various retinal diseases could be successfully taken with smart phone and supporting set by slitlamp examination. The fundus images were send to patients with Wechat as medical records or used for telconsultant.

    CONCLUSION: High resolution smart phones are wildly used nowadays and supporting sets are very accessible; thus high quality of images could be obtained with minimal cost in rural hospitals. The digital fundus images will be beneficial for medical record and rapid diagnosis with telconsultant.

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Yong-Feng Jing, Rui-Xin Shi, Qian-Qian Wang, et al. Application of smart phone and supporting set for fundus imaging in primary hospital of rural area. Guoji Yanke Zazhi( Int Eye Sci) 2018;18(1):143-146

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  • Received:September 02,2017
  • Revised:December 01,2017
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  • Online: December 18,2017
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