NEI awards Case Western Reserve up to $3.3 million to develop two-photon ophthalmoscope
(Case Western Reserve University) Imagine an instrument that peers deep inside the eye and sees how well the retina's cells function. Such advanced technology would provide unprecedented options for early detection of disease -- not only of the eye, but other organs as well. Case Western Reserve Professor Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, believes he can create this revolutionary device - and the federal government has invested up to $3.3 million to support his efforts (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
5 Humble Medical Devices Get a mHealth Makeover (PanOptic Ophthalmoscope)
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Source: MDDI - July 28, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Arundhati Parmar Tags: Design Services Source Type: news
Stanford develops two low-cost, smartphone-enabled eye cameras
Researchers at Stanford University have developed two new low-cost iPhone adapters for optical photography. In two papers recently published in the Journal of Mobile Technology in Medicine, first spotted by Medgadget, the researchers suggest that existing smartphone-connected ophthalmoscopes, like Welch Allyn’s iExaminer are still larger and more complicated than necessary, especially for particular settings like rural areas [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 17, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized iPhone-connected ophthalmoscope ophthalmology smartphone-connected ophthalmoscope Stanford University Welch Allyn iExaminer Source Type: news
Short, Intensive Ophthalmic Training Boosts Students' SkillsShort, Intensive Ophthalmic Training Boosts Students' Skills
Short, intense training puts medical students' ophthalmoscope skills on par with those of residents. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - January 6, 2014 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
