iPhone ophthalmoscope may be effective, lower cost diabetic retinopathy tool

CHICAGO — An iPhone ophthalmoscope may be a cost-saving and effective tool used for the screening of diabetic retinopathy in underserved communities, according to an Academy of Ophthalmology press release issued here during the annual meeting.Researchers from the University of Brescia, University of Molise and Federico II University of Naples, Italy, have developed a small optical adapter – D-Eye – which can attach magnetically to an iPhone 5, according to the press release.