Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Spell the End for the Direct Ophthalmoscope? [PDF]
Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020 Despite advances in ophthalmic diagnostics, the direct ophthalmoscope remains a key clinical skill taught to medical students and is the tool of choice for retina examination among non-ophthalmic physicians.
Kendrick C. Shih +4 more
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Eyesi direct ophthalmoscope simulator: an effective training tool for medical undergraduates [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationIntroduction Non-ophthalmologists often lack sufficient operational training to use a direct ophthalmoscope proficiently, resulting in a global deficit of basic ophthalmological skills among general practitioners.
Canying Liu +8 more
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The Arclight Ophthalmoscope: A Reliable Low-Cost Alternative to the Standard Direct Ophthalmoscope [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 Background. The Arclight ophthalmoscope is a low-cost alternative to standard direct ophthalmoscopes. This study compared the Arclight ophthalmoscope with the Heine K180 direct ophthalmoscope to evaluate its reliability in assessing the vertical cup disc
James Lowe +6 more
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Medical Education Online, 2023 To evaluate the effectiveness of smartphone ophthalmoscope (SO) in teaching ophthalmoscopy, compared with direct ophthalmoscope (DO). In this cross-over study, 45 final-year medical students attending sessions at a single institution were randomly ...
Hongxi Wang +4 more
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Evaluation of primary healthcare worker training to screen children under 5 years of age with a low-cost alternative to the direct ophthalmoscope, the ‘Arclight’, as part of the Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) programme in Tanzania [PDF]
BMJ Paediatrics OpenObjective To evaluate the integration of childhood eye screening with the Arclight direct ophthalmoscope into an already existing WHO/UNICEF Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) programme in Tanzania.Design Prospective ...
Andrew Blaikie +6 more
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Understanding and caring for the direct ophthalmoscope [PDF]
Community Eye Health Journal, 2016 A direct ophthalmoscope, or simply an ophthalmoscope, is a hand-held optical instrument used to inspect the fundus or back of the eye.
Ismael Cordero
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Evaluation of medical student performance and satisfaction of simulator-based direct ophthalmoscopy training using a new refractive adjustment fundoscopic examination simulator—ICEyeModel: a comparative randomised crossover study [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground The use of simulators for ophthalmology training is growing globally. However, all developed simulators have certain limits based on different circumstances.
Ratima Chokchaitanasin +2 more
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Simulation models in direct ophthalmoscopy education: a systematic review [PDF]
Canadian Medical Education JournalIntroduction: An ever-increasing range of simulation devices are available for direct ophthalmoscopy. However, the effectiveness of simulation design and components have not been evaluated.
Deepaysh DCS Dutt +3 more
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The additional role of unmodified iPhone X as a direct ophthalmoscope [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Amar Pujari +3 more
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Smart phone ophthalmoscopy: a potential replacement for the direct ophthalmoscope [PDF]
Eye, 2018 David H W Steel +2 more
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