Best Paper of the Session & Col.Rangachari Contestant

DR. HIRIKA GOSALIA

DR. PRITHVI CHANDRAKANTH, DR. YATIN PATIL, Prof.RODNEY J. MORRIS

Abstract

Eye screening camps provides high volume, quality & low-cost eye care service to rural population through mobile camps.Conventionally, ophthalmologists use torchlight and direct ophthalmoscope for screening of ocular diseases.We conducted 26 eye screening camps catering 4741 patients with the help of smartscope kit which included smartphone based innovative anterior-posterior segment, cobalt blue, gonioscopy, KOH microscopy imaging tools which helped us in diagnosing 74.6% cataracts,3.3% glaucoma,9.49% retina,7.2% cornea,2.3% orbit,2.27% neuro,0.69% uvea- documentation & easy referrals to base hospital for further management.It is the only study with large volume community screening done with only smartphone based frugal do it yourself tools.Smartscope kit is a new age community screening kit with near perfect compared to slit lamp diagnosis of ocular diseases and also helpful in early diagnosis and prompt treatment, documentation, immediate referral and point of care diagnostics.

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