Portable e-device would allow at-home ophthalmic examination

An electronic device that enables patients to perform a slit lamp examination by themselves at home could provide constant monitoring and more frequent data points, optimizing follow-up care, according to one specialist.
“We are selecting the anatomical, functional and subjective parameters to establish a threshold and filter out the ‘normal’ eyes. Deviation from normal data will indicate that the patient needs to come in for a visit. Unlike most other e-devices, which aim at detecting signs of a pathology, our device incorporates as many ophthalmic parameters as possible to

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