Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Assessment of a smartphone-based camera for fundus imaging in animals.
- Journal:
- Veterinary ophthalmology
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Balland, Olivier et al.
- Affiliation:
- Centre Hospitalier Vé · France
Plain-English summary
Researchers looked at a new device called the D-EYE, which attaches to a smartphone, to see if it could take pictures of the back of the eye (fundus) in small animals like dogs, cats, and rabbits. They tested it on five of each animal type, using a special eye drop to widen the pupils before taking images in a dark room. The device successfully captured clear images of important eye structures, although there were some issues with light reflections in certain areas. Overall, the D-EYE seems to be a simple and effective way to get images of the back of the eye in these animals.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of an optical device (D-EYE; Si14 S.p.A.) attached to a modern smartphone (iPhone 5; Apple Inc.) for imaging the fundus in small animals. ANIMALS STUDIED: Five dogs, five cats, and five rabbits with clear media were imaged using a prototype of the D-EYE. PROCEDURE: The optical device was composed of lenses, polarizing filters, a beam splitter, a diaphragm, and mirrors, attached to a smartphone via a metal shell. Images were obtained 20 min after pupil dilation with topical 0.5% tropicamide in a darkened room, to ensure maximum pupillary dilation. Focus was set to the infinite when the autofocus was overwhelmed. Light intensity was adapted to each animal via the application (minimum light intensity for imaging the tapetal region, maximum light intensity for imaging the nontapetal region). Both still images and video sequences were recorded for each animal. RESULTS: Posterior segment structures were visible in all animals: optic nerve head, tapetum lucidum (when present), nontapetal region, retinal vessels, and choroidal vessels (when the retinal pigment epithelium and the choroidal pigmentation were discreet). Focal light artifacts were common when photographing the tapetum lucidum. Recording videos allowed the visualization of dynamic phenomena. CONCLUSIONS: The D-EYE assessed appears to be an easy means of obtaining images of the posterior segment structures.
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