Open AccessImage quality and diagnostic accuracy of a handheld nonmydriatic fundus camera: Feasibility of a telemedical approach in screening retinal diseases
Author(s) -
TaiChi Lin,
Yueh-Hua Chiang,
Chih-Lu Hsu,
Lele Liao,
Yiying Chen,
ShihJen Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000382
Subject(s) - medicine , fundus camera , optometry , fundus (uterus) , mobile device , ophthalmology , telemedicine , quality (philosophy) , retinal , medical physics , ophthalmoscopy , health care , world wide web , computer science , economics , economic growth , philosophy , epistemology
A suitable fundus camera for telemedicine screening can expand the scale of eye care service. The purpose of this study was to compare a handheld nonmydriatic digital fundus camera and a conventional mydriatic fundus camera according to the image quality of their photographs and usability of those photographs to accurately diagnose various retinal diseases.