Best 5 ways for retinal photography

retinal photography is a digital Retinal imaging which give colored photo to the retina with high resolution to the retina

 

Retinal Cameras

 

Pros :

• Digital images
• High Quality
• Different modes to view different retinal areas
• Good with hazy media

Cons :

• Very Expensive
• Needs DSLR Camera body to get digital images
• Not portable
• Needs skills and training
• Some types needs dilatation of pupil “Mydriatic types”

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Portable retinal devices for retinal photography

Pros :

• Portable
• Non mydriatic
• Digital images stored on the device itself

Cons:

• Low quality due to lack of retinal lighting
• Expensive in compare to directophthalmoscope : starting from 2500 USD
• Very limited angle of view “15 degree”

Slitlamp + 90D Lens + adaptor + Phone for retinal photography

Pros :

• Rely on just adaptor and your phone
• More suitable for anterior segment photography
• FOV depend on the lens used to view fundus
• Image quality range from low to high depending on phone camera quality

Cons :

• Not easy to capture the best retina image while holding the lens by hand
• Not portable, depend on availability of slitlamp and adaptor

Fundus Explorer + 20D Lens + Phone for retinal photography

Pros :

• Wide FOV “rely on indirect ophthalmoscopy technique”
• Portable
• Very easy usage
• Wide compatibility with phones “compatible with android and IOS devices”
• Wide compatibility with indirect lenses : “Volk, Heine, Ocular, Nikon, Indian”
• The Lowest cost

Cons :

• Needs dilatation of the pupil

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