Design and Development of High Resolution Digitized Stereo Video Slit Lamp
Abstract
In order to provide a quality remote examination in ophthalmology, a video stereo slit lamp must be developed. This slit lamp must beof sufficient quality to allow differentiation between a red blood cell and a white blood cell floating in the anterior chamber of the human eye. Using present technology with modification, we propose developing such an instrument as a first step in evolving a complete set of equipment to allow a remote technician-guided ophthalmology examination. The equipment was developed and we created appropriate protocols for equipment utilization. We were able to verify that there was a very strong correlation for corneal and intraocular diagnoses between the remote viewing examination and the direct examination. The areas that correlated weakly were related to inexact descriptions of minor lid and conjunctival abnormalities. No one who looked at the patient and at the incredibly high quality photographs felt that they were limited diagnostically by the visual images presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA404590
Entities
People
- Randall J. Olson
Organizations
- University of Utah