Pilot teleophthalmoscopy for diagnosis of eye abnormalities

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers has devised a pilot teleophthalmoscopy for diagnosis of eye abnormalities in patients, a top institute official has said.
The device is a combination of direct ophthalmoscope and a camera and displayed it on a portable screen for preliminary examination, IEEE Vice President, Saurabh Sinha, told PTI last night.
The device will transmit the captured images of the eye to the computer system in the hospital, in this case Minto Ophthalmic Hospital at Bengaluru, where reconstructed images can be visually inspected by a qualified ophthalmologist, he said.
Depending on the success of this project, such system will be replicated to find solution in other segments of the health sector, as part of digital empowerment of citizens, Sinha, here to attend two-day workshop organised by IT Department at Kumaraguru College of Technology, said.

The Institute, with 430,000 members and designing over 1,600 devices, wanted to create a repository of social innovation projects in India and globally, he said.