Dr.AMRITA PRADHAN

Dr. SUMITA MOHAPATRA, Dr.Anita Misra

Abstract

AIM-to detect mycotic hyphae in a corneal scraping sample using a cost-effective device of smartphone and pocket magnifier.

Methods- 500 samples were obtained by corneal scraping from a clinically suspicious case of fungal ulcer. The smear was stained with Gram stain, and a 10% KOH mount was prepared. It was imaged using a smartphone coupled with a compact pocket magnifier in three tertiary centres. Pictures of multiple sections of slides were examined using smartphone screen and using -zoom function. The same slides were subsequently screened under a light microscope by an experienced microbiologist.

Discussion-Smartphone-based l imaging showed the presence of gram-positive organism with hyphae. Examination under a light microscope found similar findings.

Conclusion-it is a cost-effective and novel study.it can be implicated in periphery where light microscopes are not available.

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