The methods of fundus examination include direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Imaging with a fundus camera is an essential part of ophthalmic practice. The usage of equipment like a hand-held video camera, smartphone, and a nasal endoscope allows one to image the fundus. These instruments, however, are unlikely to replace the fundus camera but then would always be an additional arsenal in an ophthalmologist's armory.
The current article explores the use of smart phones to capture fundus imaging. Fundus imaging using a fundus camera is an essential part of ophthalmic practice and cameras range from the most basic to the advanced scanning laser ophthalmoscope based ones offering wide-field fundus imaging. While the fundus camera, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes remain the essential and most often used instruments to view and image the fundus, unconventional instruments such as the…
