Accuracy of Remote Diagnosis of Acute Posterior Segment Pathology by Residents and Attendings Captured with a Smartphone and Standard 20/28D Lens by Omari A, Samad M, Bakhsh SR, Tajran J, Williams GA

“…Amro Omari,1,2 Momin Samad,3 Saaquib R Bakhsh,1,2 Jahan Tajran,4 George A Williams1,2 1Beaumont Eye Institute, Royal Oak, MI, USA; 2Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA; 3Michigan State College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA; 4Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USACorrespondence: Amro Omari, Beaumont Eye Institute, 3535 West 13 Mile Road Suite #555, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA, Tel +1 248-551-2020, Email Amro.omari@beaumont.orgBackground and Objective: To assess the use of a smartphone-based fundus camera in diagnosing acute posterior segment disease in the emergency room (ER) of an academic center, where standard fundus cameras are currently unavailable.Study Design/Patients and Methods: Images were obtained on 10 eyes with various types of posterior segment pathology. …”
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