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Histopathology view of spheroidal degeneration in a section of the cornea. (a) Seen through histopathology microscope. (b) Seen through Nurugo microscope attachment b
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Purpose: Ophthalmologists often need to use a compound microscope to see slides of corneal scrapings, Demodex blepharitis, histopathology, or tear ferning test for diagnostic purposes. While such a microscope may be available in tertiary care centers, most eye clinics do not have it due to cost, space required, and infrequent use. These tests are o...
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... useful feature of this device is its utility in examination and photography of the histopathology slides [ Figure 4 and Video 2]. Quite often, ophthalmologists would like to see and review the slides of surgical specimens generated and sent to the pathology laboratory and it may not always be possible to visit pathology laboratory for review of these slides. ...
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... useful feature of this device is its utility in examination and photography of the histopathology slides [ Figure 4 and Video 2]. Quite often, ophthalmologists would like to see and review the slides of surgical specimens generated and sent to the pathology laboratory and it may not always be possible to visit pathology laboratory for review of these slides. ...
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... Kaya et al. [8] utilized a 90D lens attached to the smartphone to image and diagnose Demodex folliculorum; however, their imaging had low resolution. Prasher et al. [9] have used a magnifying smartphone attachment and imaged fungal hyphae, demodex mites, and a corneal histopathological section. Chandrakanth et al. [5] used four 30 dioptre IOLs and a smartphone to image fungal hyphae, larvae of parasites as well as histopathological sections. ...
The emergence of smartphone‑based imaging devices has been a boon in the field of ophthalmology, especially in obtaining high‑quality ocular images. They can be specialised and utilised for imaging‑specific regions of the eye. Among the multitude of applications of smartphone‑based imaging, one of the upcoming major use is to image the microbiological world. Previous few reports have described attaching magnifying lenses of various types to the smartphone camera and transforming it into a microscope for imaging fungal hyphae and ocular surface parasites. We describe a novel technique of attaching the smartphone‑based intraocular lens microscope (IOLSCOPE) to the slit lamp, thereby utilizing the slit lamp joystick for moving the smartphone over the concerned slide specimen to make it steady and obtain images of high resolution. This innovative do‑it‑yourself novel modification is especially useful in peripheral centers, vision centers, and local clinics for immediate screening and identification of microbial pathogens such as fungi and ocular surface parasites.
