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Year : 2020  |  Volume : 68  |  Issue : 8  |  Page : 1658-1659

Using smartphone flashlight as slit lamp light source


1 Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, USA
2 Mongoose Enterprises, Miami, FL, USA

Date of Web Publication24-Jul-2020

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Dr. Ta C Chang
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th Street, 450N, Miami, FL 33136
USA
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2335_19

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Chang TC, Ziff M. Using smartphone flashlight as slit lamp light source. Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:1658-9

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Chang TC, Ziff M. Using smartphone flashlight as slit lamp light source. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2020 [cited 2024 Mar 29];68:1658-9. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/text.asp?2020/68/8/1658/290441



In the event of a power outage, the smartphone flashlight may be used as a light source for the slit lamp. First, the outer casing of the slit lamp tower is removed [Figure 1], followed by the removal of the bulb and the condensing lens [Figure 2]. The phone flashlight is turned on, centered over the slit apparatus and taped in place [Figure 3] and [Figure 4]. This produces a bright slit beam of adjustable height/width comparable to that of the original bulb. The cobalt blue filter can be applied as needed. This low-cost setup may be useful in an emergency when the power outage occurs unexpectedly when there is a bulb malfunction without an adequate replacement, or in areas of low resources during electricity rationing.[1]
Figure 1: The outer casing of the slit lamp tower is removed

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Figure 2: The bulb and condensing lens are removed

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Figure 3: Smart phone flashlight is turned on, centered over the slit apparatus and taped in place

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Figure 4: A bright, adjustable slit beam is produced

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