Author: Alberto Rodriguez

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Portable slit lamps have come a long way in the last few years. They are not manufactured anymore from low quality plastic and lens.

Now you will find a refined, durable and high quality lenses in their place with options of LED illumination or even full color screens.

Illumination control and slit width are standard, and they weight almost nothing. Perfect for applications in remote areas or bed patients and children.

Here we examine 3 options you should consider for your next hand held slit lamp. Continue reading 3 Alternatives for Your Next Portable Slit Lamp Purchase

“The D-EYE Retinal Imaging System efficiently captures quality photos of the posterior pole in situations where standard fundus photography was impractical” – Doctor Pihlblad

D-EYE Retinal Screening SystemPresented by Ross Eye Institute at the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Conference (AAPOS) 

PADOVA, Italy and PASADENA, Calif. – May 10, 2016– Matthew S. Pihlblad, MD and Steven G. Stockslager, MD, physicians from the Ross Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, The State University of New York at Buffalo incorporated the D-EYE Smartphone Retinal Imaging System into a recent study to determine if the system was a beneficial alternative for fundus imaging in the pediatric population. The results of the study were presented to the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology (AAPOS) at the organization’s annual conference.

Continue reading D-eye Ophthalmoscope for Pediatric Examination – Case Study

A smart way to take great slit lamp pictures is with an iPhone slit lamp adapter.

If you are a curious person then by now you have been trying taking pictures through your slit lamp with your iPhone, right?

I will go into details on the advantages of using an iPhone slit lamp adapter as your main tool for digital photography, the different options you will find in the market and how to use it to create awesome pictures.

What was the first thing  your tried to do when you got your first iPhone? For me it was the camera. The TV ads would not stop promoting the idea that this new iPhone will be the only camera we needed. So I had to test it…and I was not disappointed.

While Apple kept busy launching new versions of the iPhone; 3, 4, 4s, 5, 5s, etc. the camera has been always one of the main focus of improvement: from the starting 3 megapixels on the first version to today’s 8 megapixels, bigger sensors, improved focus and faster pictures.

Continue reading iPhone Slit Lamp Adapter – Full Review

Just a few years ago the optometrist will take pictures of the anterior segment using a simple “point and shoot” camera and focusing through the slit lamp eyepiece.

Today we have a slit lamp camera adapter that will plug in directly over the eyepiece or will replace it. These compact cameras will also allow you to take videos, which are useful for fundus photography.

We might think that due to the growing popularity and quality improvements on cameras in smartphones, that they are the best option for slit lamp examination , but most of the time it will be faster and more convenient to dedicate a compact camera.

Continue reading Slit Lamp Camera Adapter – A Solid Option for Eye Photography

I can still remember the first time I used a slit lamp.

After looking at it and thinking, “What a weird shape for a microscope,” I sat on the stool and looked through the eyepieces into a human eye like I’d never looked before.

My first thought was, “Wow!“. That was it. I would never see the eyes in the same way again. I had discovered the beauty and detail of the amazing EYE.

Continue reading Slit Lamp Photography Within Your Reach