A comparison of five point-of-care ultrasound devices for use in ophthalmology and facial aesthetics

• Published in: Ultrasound (Leeds, England) England), 2024-02, Vol.32 (1), p.28-35
• Main Authors: Park, Kristen E, Mehta, Preeya, Tran, Charlene, Parikh, Alomi O, Zhou, Qifa, Zhang-Nunes, Sandy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1742-271X; 1743-1344
• DOI: 10.1177/1742271X231166895

Introduction: Point-of-care ultrasound is becoming increasingly popular, and we sought to examine its role in evaluating ocular and periocular structures and facial vasculature. With the large number of point-of-care ultrasound devices available, it is difficult to determine which devices may be best suited for ophthalmic and facial aesthetic applications. This study compares five popular handheld point-of-care ultrasound devices to help guide clinicians in choosing the device best suited for their needs. Methods: We compared five point-of-care ultrasound devices: Butterfly IQ+ (Butterfly, Burlington, MA), L15 (Clarius Mobile Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), L20 (Clarius Mobile Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Lumify (Philips, Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Vscan Air (GE, Boston, MA). Three ophthalmologists obtained the following views on three volunteers: eight arteries, four ocular and periocular structures and areas of filler injections. The image quality of each view was graded on a four-point Likert-type scale. In addition, graders filled out a survey. The data were analysed using analysis of variance tests with the significance level set to p