Understanding your Direct Ophthalmoscope
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011 The direct ophthalmoscope is an extremely important examination tool not only for ophthalmologists but for physicians as well. It is probably the only tool in ophthalmology that can help perform a complete ocular examination.
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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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Smart phone ophthalmoscopy: a potential replacement for the direct ophthalmoscope. [PDF]
Eye (Lond), 2018 The purpose of this study is to evaluate a commercially available smartphone ophthalmoscope, D-EYE, as compared with the direct ophthalmoscope when used by a cohort of final-year medical students in a prospective study.Two-hundred fundal examinations were performed on the eyes of 10 mannequins featuring 5 unique fundal images by 20 final-year medical ...
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COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PANOPTIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE AND THE CONVENTIONAL DIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPE IN THE DETECTION OF SIGHT THREATENING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: THE KUCHING DIABETIC EYE STUDY [PDF]
Malaysian Family Physician, 2010 Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the conventional direct ophthalmoscope and the PanOptic ophthalmoscope in the detection of sight threatening retinopathy, as well as the “Ease of Use” of these equipments. Methods: 200 diabetics,
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Commentary: Utility of a smartphone-assisted direct ophthalmoscope camera for a general practitioner in screening of diabetic retinopathy at a primary health care center. [PDF]
Indian J Ophthalmol, 2021 Markan A, Singh SR, Dogra M.
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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.
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Pakistan Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2020 Purpose: To compare the ease of use, perceived duration of examination and patient comfort during fundoscopy using Arclight ophthalmoscope against conventional direct ophthalmoscope.
Abdullah Irfan, M. Moin, A. Chaudhry
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BMC Medical Education, 2019 Background Direct ophthalmoscopy (DO) is an essential skill for medical graduates but there are multiple barriers to learning this. Medical students and junior doctors typically lack confidence in DO.
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South African Family Practice, 2010 Background: To evaluate the skill of fifth-year medical students at the University of Cape Town in the performance of fundoscopy at the end of their ophthalmology rotation. Methods: The design was a prospective cohort study.
Johannes S. van Velden +3 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.
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