Use of a Tablet Attachment in Teleophthalmology for Real-Time Video Transmission from Rural Vision Centers in a Three-Tier Eye Care Network in India: eyeSmart Cyclops

Purpose. This study describes the development of an attachment for a smart tablet to stream live video information of an eye examination through the slit lamp. Methods. A tablet attachment was developed that enables the live streaming of video from the slit lamp from the rural vision centers of the...

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Published in:International journal of telemedicine and applications 2019-01, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-9
Main Authors: Das, Anthony Vipin, Kammari, Priyanka, Shravani, M., Davara, NavyaDeepthi, Vempati, Sandeep, Loomba, Abhinav, Taneja, Mukesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D printers
Attachment
Cameras
Design
Diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy
Digital media
Eye
Image transmission
Medical examination
Patients
Real time
Rural areas
Smartphones
Streaming media
Telemedicine
Video communication
Video transmission
Vision
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Summary:Purpose. This study describes the development of an attachment for a smart tablet to stream live video information of an eye examination through the slit lamp. Methods. A tablet attachment was developed that enables the live streaming of video from the slit lamp from the rural vision centers of the LVPEI network. A video streaming solution like Skype Lite was used to transmit the same. The eyeSmart app was utilized for the documentation of the clinical information of the patients. Results. A tablet attachment of eyeSmart Cyclops was developed and piloted in 3 vision centers of the LVPEI network. Conclusion. The use of real-time video transmission illustrates a novel teleophthalmology solution in low resource settings to screen rural populations. The ability to transmit live video enables gathering more information than static images.
ISSN:1687-6415
1687-6423
DOI:10.1155/2019/5683085