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Year : 2015 | Volume
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Fundus imaging with a nasal endoscope
P Mahesh Shanmugam, Rajesh Ramanjulu, KC Divyansh Mishra
Department of Vitreo-retina and Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Rajesh Ramanjulu Sankara Eye Hospital, Airport-Varthur Road, Kundanahalli Gate, Bengaluru - 560 037, Karnataka India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.151479
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Wide field fundus imaging is needed to diagnose, treat, and follow-up patients with retinal pathology. This is more applicable for pediatric patients as repeated evaluation is a challenge. The presently available imaging machines though provide high definition images, but carry the obvious disadvantages of either being costly or bulky or sometimes both, which limits its usage only to large centers. We hereby report a technique of fundus imaging using a nasal endoscope coupled with viscoelastic. A regular nasal endoscope with viscoelastic coupling was placed on the cornea to image the fundus of infants under general anesthesia. Wide angle fundus images of various fundus pathologies in infants could be obtained easily with readily available instruments and without the much financial investment for the institutes. |
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