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A low-cost, self-imaging smartphone attachment has been developed for remote slit lamp examination of the human eye. The device is designed with off-the-shelf optical components and is manufactured using 3D printing. Comparison of images from a traditional slit lamp and our smartphone slit lamp attachment is made. The results show that the quality of the images is comparable with images taken using a standard slit lamp. The smartphone slit lamp can be used for remote eye examinations without the need for a trained medical technician to be present.
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We would like to acknowledge the help of Marina Krijgsman and Nicolas Williams on the project for their feedback and design suggestions. We would also like to thank the Melles Research Foundation for their support on the project. Thank you to Professor Joseph Ford and his lab for their insight and support on optical software. We also acknowledge the support and approval from the Animal Care Program and IACUC for any animal studies performed within the scope of this study.
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Truong, P., Phan, A., Truong, B. et al. A smartphone attachment for remote ophthalmic slit lamp examinations. Microsyst Technol 26, 3403–3407 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-020-04894-7
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