The Role of Mobile Phone Fundoscopy in the COVID-19 Era as an Alternative to Traditional Ophthalmoscopy

Publication Date: 25/02/2021

Author(s): Oluleye Tunji MD.

Volume/Issue: Volume 4 , Issue 1 (2021)



Abstract:

The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic has shown that traditional fundoscopy is now a hazardous procedure due to the proximity at which the procedure is done. This letter describes mobile phone fundoscopy as an alternative safer method of retinal examination with the added advantages of patient education and facilities for teaching and telemedicine.


Keywords:

Mobile Phone Fundoscopy, COVID-19, Patient Education, Telemedicine.


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