Abstract - VT 449 (SELECTED)

Chief Author Mem.No : A19733

Chief Author Name : DR. JOHN DAVIS AKKARA

Presenting Author :

Mem.No	NAME
A19733	DR. JOHN DAVIS AKKARA	johndavisakkara@gmail.com	9488547072

Video film category : Posterior Segment

Title : Pocket Foldable Fundascope - revolutionary, affordable, ultraportable smartphone retinal camera

Synopsis : Smartphone fundus photography has grown by leaps and bounds over past 5 years. There have been several designs of smartphone fundus cameras - be it open source, commercial, Do-It-Yourself, 3D printed, with Artificial Intelligence and more. We have designed, made and used many of these for the past few years and decided that they can be made even more portable - to fit inside a pocket like a smartphone. This would enable better usage of smartphone fundoscopy even by junior postgraduate residents. A device which is too big to fit in a pocket would need an extra bag to safely carry and may get lost or forgotten in the midst of a busy duty. The authors used the technology of 3D printing and Computer Aided Design to build a novel, innovative design that can easily take good fundus photos, while also being capable of folding into a trouser, churidhar, or doctor's coat pocket. This will revolutionize how ophthalmologists worldwide view and document retina and enable easy teleconsultations.

Co-authors Selected :

Mem.No	NAME
A20102	Dr. Anju Kuriakose