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ness [12]. Given its portability, ease of use, and non-requirement of local anesthesia, a rebound tonometer is also useful for monitoring IOP in children and mass screening for glaucoma.
35.5 External Eye Examination
The external eye structures include the eyelids, tissues surrounding the eyes, conjunctiva, and lacrimal apparatus. A pocket ashlight is usually sufcient to conduct an external eye examination.
Technique: One looks for asymmetry of the eyes, prominence of one/both eyes, improper clo­sure of the eyelids, eye alignment and ocular motility and any unusual eyeball movements, the health of lid margins (mucus or pus discharge, scales, or lumps), conjunctiva of both lids (upper lid conjunctiva can only be observed by everting the upper lid), lacrimal apparatus (tearing, dis­charge on pressure over the lacrimal sac), or any other eye defects, such as anophthalmia, microph­thalmia, coloboma, or any mass lesions during an external examination of the eye.
Clinical Application: Many systemic diseases manifest in the eyes. Metabolic disorders such as hyperthyroidism cause changes in the tissues sur­rounding the eye, thereby altering their appear­ance and functionality. Changes in the autonomic nervous system alter the position of the eyelids. While abnormal lipids may be deposited on the lids, abnormal heavy metal deposits may be seen in a specic ring near the edge of the cornea. Abnormalities of the lacrimal system may pro­duce either tearing or dry eyes. Rheumatoid arthritis or collagen diseases may decrease tear and mucus production, causing dry eyes. There could also be localized bacterial, viral, or fungal infections of the lids, conjunctiva, and cornea.
35.6 Visual Field
Visual eld testing is integral to diagnosing glau­coma and a few neuro-ophthalmic conditions. It is also used for follow-ups and monitoring of these conditions. Standard automated perimetry (SAP) is the current gold standard of visual eld testing.
This technique quantitatively assesses an individ­ual’s visual function across the eld of vision. It determines sensitivity thresholds (ST) at specic retinotopic locations to measure the visual eld. However, it is not without limitations. In addition to its cost, SAP acquisition takes around 6–8min for each eye, during which the patient is required to maintain high levels of concentration [13]. Such long acquisition times, combined with the slight forward-leaning position of the subject, can be uncomfortable and taxing. Some of these limi­tations can be overcome by using portable alter­natives. One such modality is the head-mounted device (HMD) system. The HMD, along with its accompanying tablet PC and handheld controller, has the advantage of being low cost, having a shorter testing time (under 3 min for each eye), being portable (can be used in an examination chair), and a having more exible options than the traditional method of visual eld testing. The HMD can also perform 10–2, 24–2, and 30–2 visual elds in addition to contour stereo testing [14]. The Order of Magnitude (OM) is an HMD device described below.
35.6.1 Order ofMagnitude
Order of Magnitude is a virtual reality-based perimetry device.
Technology: The OM allows static automated perimetry using a customized supra-thresholding algorithm. The test is very similar to a conven­tional perimetry test using a Humphry Field Analyzer (HFA) machine, where patients respond using a clicker. The test is done in two steps: determining the fovea threshold and visual eld testing. (Fig.35.7).
Technique: The fovea thresholding uses a staircase testing method and nalizes the thresh­old after two reversals. The visual eld testing uses a standard 24–2 test grid with 54 testing points (each point is 6° apart). The reliability of the test can be monitored using xation losses and false positives, which are tested during the visual eld testing. The device uses Heijl-Krakau blind spot tracking to check for xation losses. While the OM tests for false positives by giving a blank or no stimulus and checks for a click
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response, it does not check for false-negative responses as the testing algorithm takes the best two-of-three responses for a light stimulus level.
Clinical application: On comparing a custom­designed VR perimeter with a conventional visual eld-testing device (Octopus 900; Haag­Streit, Bern, Switzerland), the VR perimeter slightly underestimated the visual eld defects in glaucoma subjects (1.4dB). However, there was no signicant bias with respect to eccentricity or subject age [14]. The OM can be used reliably to detect visual eld defects caused by glaucoma and other neuro-ophthalmic conditions [15, 16].
35.7 Examination oftheAnterior
Segment
A detailed examination of the anterior segment is best performed with a slit lamp. A slit lamp is a stereoscopic biomicroscope that emits a focused beam of light with variable height, width, and
examiner pairing the device to the smartphone. (d) Fixation target. (e) High decibel stimulus
angle. It allows three-dimensional visualization and measurement of the ne anatomy of the adnexa and anterior segment of the eye. It is a mainstay of the comprehensive eye examination. Documenting slit lamp images can help in further­ing patient care. Typically, a slit lamp is a tabletop device housed in an eye clinic with large spaces. The new portable slit lamps are as versatile as the tabletop ones but less expensive. This has largely benetted teleophthalmology and home care. A description of a modular portable slit lamp and anterior segment imaging device follows.
35.7.1 HOLDEN ™ (Modular Slit Lamp withApplanation is aHandheld Slit Lamp)
Technology: This compact and adaptable handheld ophthalmic device operates with a smartphone. It consists of multiple modules, such as anterior seg­ment imaging with slit functionality, tonometry
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based on the Goldmann applanation mechanism, and corneal topography, among others. (Fig.35.8) These modules can be effortlessly interchanged using high-power neodymium magnets, facilitating seamless, and comprehensive eye examinations. The slit module width is 0.2mm, and the tonome­try module incorporates the standard applanation bi-prism technique. Additionally, the device offers a corneal topography module capable of generating axial and tangential heat maps.
Technique: Modular slit lamp is held against the forehead (Fig.35.8, middle panel) for ante­rior segment examination, IOP measurement, and corneal topography as an optional attachment.
Clinical Application: The modular slit lamp has the advantage of storing the images while performing the anterior segment examination. This handheld device can also be used in people in a supine position. It is useful for home care, teleophthalmology, and primary and secondary care level centers.
35.7.2 Grabi ™ is aDevice toImage
theAnterior Segment oftheEye
Technology: Smartphones have powerful cam­eras for general photography. But the variability
in their features and lack of appropriate tuning makes them unsuitable for macro-ophthalmic photography. Grabi images the anterior segment of the eye, mainly the conjunctiva and cornea. It can be operated directly by the patients, irrespec­tive of the kind of smartphone they possess (Fig.35.9). The Grabi has specically designed hardware and a specically congured app. The app ne-tunes the native smartphone camera and ashes by adjusting the magnication, illumina­tion, and focus to get a good-quality image of the cornea, limbus, iris, and lens.
Technique: The spacer device is mounted on the smartphone, as shown in the gure by the user (patient’s relative or caretaker), in such a way that it does not obstruct the camera lenses and ts snugly. The distal end of the spacer should touch the forehead of the patient; this acts to provide mechanical support to stabilize the hand and smartphone and also align the camera at a set distance from the eye of the patient. The app is then engaged so that the user aligns the cornea and iris within the center of the screen. To help in this process, a simple white circular graticule appears on the screen as a guide, assisting the users in aligning the cornea and iris within it and tapping on the screen to capture the image. The process is simplied and user-friendly because the user is trained to obtain images of the patient’s eye on their smartphone camera. This simplies
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Fig. 35.9 Upper panel: left-Grabilite™ device; Upper right: Grabi app must be paired to the smartphone. Lower panel: Left and Middle: the guide must be xed to the
the learning curve, and users can acquire good anterior segment images.
Clinical Application: These images are sent to
the consulting clinician via the teleconsultation
forehead above the eyebrow. Right: the dotted circle shows the area of interest for photography
platform, which helps manage the follow-ups and medications more effectively. These images are also stored in the cloud. Further applications include utilizing AI, deep learning algorithms,
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Fig. 35.10 Left Panel (a) shows the segmented diagram of the key elements of the custom-designed dynamic pupillometer. (b and c) Light stimulation channel used in the 488 Pupil+ device. (d) Plots the spectral power distri­bution as a function of the wavelength of the LED used in
the device for stimulating the pupillary light reex. (e) The device in use and the LCD screen- based user inter­face for initiating the test; observing the progress of the test in real-time
and computer vision to improve the quality of the images, helping patients obtain better images, and identifying the at-risk signs to be agged for further medical or surgical intervention.
35.7.3.1 Pupil-Lite (Device
forAssessing thePupil)
Technology: The device uses image processing to acquire the raw diameter of the pupil and then runs through the algorithm in the cloud to esti-
35.7.3 Pupil
mate the pupillary parameters. It uses an edge identication algorithm. (Fig.35.10).
Examination of the pupil is important to monitor the health of the eye. Testing for relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) is an important test. The RAPD grading can be automated using the con­cept of the swinging ashlight test, and the pupil response can be quantied to reduce subjectivity and test variability.
Technique: The device is held up to the patient’s face, and the patient is instructed to look into it like they would look into a pair of binocu­lars. The device is connected to a computer that displays live video feeds from the two cameras. When the device is in place, the person adminis­tering the test clicks on the center of each pupil.
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This allows the image processing algorithm to use edge identication techniques to identify the pupil diameter for each frame. The rest runs at a speed of 30 frames per second. Once the test begins, the cameras start recording.
Clinical applications: [17] (1) Grading of RAPD; (2) monitoring the pupil size before and after any intervention, including neurological interventions; (3) documenting pupil size and shape.
35.8 Fundus
Classically, fundus examination is done by a handheld direct or head-worn indirect ophthal­moscope. While pupil dilatation may not be nec­essary for fundus examination with a direct ophthalmoscope, it is nearly always required for indirect ophthalmoscopy. However, one should remember that an undilated eye exam is not complete.
35.8.1 Direct Ophthalmoscope
Technology: The direct ophthalmoscope (Fig.35.11) contains a handle with a battery and a head. The head contains a bulb, a set of aper­tures for the light source, and a set of lenses. The light source is bright enough to evaluate the
pupil. A cobalt blue lter is often built into the instrument for use with uorescein staining of the cornea. The direct ophthalmoscope provides a monocular, non-stereoscopic, narrow eld of view, but it is magnied. Light from a bulb is reected at right angles and projected as a spot through the patient’s pupil to illuminate the ret­ina. The illuminated retina is seen directly by the examiner.
Technique: Using mydriatics for direct oph­thalmoscopy is generally unnecessary, but a weak mydriatic agent (0.5% or 1% tropicamide or
2.5% phenylephrine) is a good choice when required. The patient must sit in a comfortable position so that his/her head is at the level of the examiner. A dim light helps. The patient then xes his/her gaze on an object across the room without looking directly at the light. When the patient is comfortable, the examiner should start at a distance of at least arm’s length. The exam­iner looks through the hole in the ophthalmo­scope and approaches the patient’s eye gradually until the red reex of the retina is visible. Once the retina is in good focus, it is critical to then maintain this axis of alignment. The 3 to 4 D lens on the ophthalmoscope usually generates a comfortable view of the fundus. The examiner’s left eye is examined by the patient’s left eye, standing on the patient’s left side, and vice versa. Usually, removing the examiner’s eyeglasses is unnecessary, but one must remove the patient’s
Fig. 35.11 Direct ophthalmoscope. Left: optics; Right: the device. (Source: Ismael Cordero. Copyright 2016, used under the Creative Common Attribution 2.0 license) [18]
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glasses (no need to remove contact lenses, if any).
Clinical Application: Even in undilated eyes, examination with the direct ophthalmoscope can give useful information on the clarity of the ocu­lar media and refractive error. A diminished red reex or irregularities might result from cloudy media (e.g., corneal or lens opacities, blood in the vitreous) and unusual/high refractive errors. The direct ophthalmoscope evaluates the optic nerve head, retinal vessels, and macula.
35.8.2 Indirect Ophthalmoscope
The (binocular) indirect ophthalmoscope is worn on the examiner’s head, and it is sometimes attached to spectacles for fundus examination. It produces a stereoscopic image of the fundus.
Technology: The viewing system of the instru­ment (Fig. 35.12) consists of a pair of low­powered convex lenses. This design affords the examiner a stereoscopic view of the virtual image. The lens condenses light from the illumination system towards the patient’s pupil. Light reected from the retina passes back through the lens, cre­ating a real, horizontal, and laterally inverted image of the fundus between the lens and the examiner. A+20 D lens is the standard lens for general examination offering 3× magnication and approximately 45° elds of view. A+30 D lens is sometimes used for small children and/or in eyes with small pupils; it provides 2× magni­cation and approximately 65° elds of view.
Technique: In a dark room, the examiner ori­entates his/her head so that light from the internal light source is directed into the patient’s eye. The examiner then holds a positive-powered condens­ing lens from the patient’s eye at its focal length. (Fig.35.12) The patient’s pupils must be dilated for retinal examination using an indirect ophthal­moscope. The patient is asked to look straight up at the ceiling if supine or over the examiner’s shoulder if seated. The condensing lens is grasped with the index nger and thumb. The examiner uses one or more of the spare ngers of the same hand to brace against the patient’s forehead to steady the lens. The right eye is examined by holding the lens in the right hand, with the exam­iner standing on the patient’s right side, and vice versa. The other hand is used for scleral indenta­tion as and when required. Typically, the extreme periphery is examined rst, working towards the equator along the 12 o’clock meridian. Having examined the entire retina from the equator to the ora serrata in each quadrant, the procedure is completed by examining the posterior pole. When seeking to sweep the view across the retina (e.g., from the extreme periphery to the equator), it is vital to maintain a direct line between the observation system, the center of the condensing lens, and the patient’s pupil, referred to as the “common axis principle.”
Clinical Applications: The indirect ophthal­moscope is exceptionally valuable for detecting retinal detachments, retinal holes, and retinal tears. The comparison of indirect and direct oph­thalmoscopy is shown in Table35.4.
Fig. 35.12 Indirect ophthalmoscope. (Source: Ismael Cordero. Copyright 2016, used under the Creative Common Attribution 2.0 license) [19]
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Table. 35.4 Comparison between indirect and direct ophthalmoscopy
Parameter Indirect Ophthalmoscopy Direct Ophthalmoscopy Condensing lens Required Not required Examining distance Arm’s length As close to the patient as possible Field of view (diameter) 20D—45°; 30D—65° Small (approximately 10°) Magnication 20D—3x; 30D—2x Approximately 15x Structures viewed Peripheral retina seen Only the central retina seen Brightness More Less Stereopsis Binocular—Superior stereopsis Uniocular—Non-stereoscopic Image of fundus Inverted and virtual image Erect and real image Scleral indentation Easily achieved Difcult Retina anterior to the equator More easily seen Can be seen with difculty Visibility in hazy media Better Poor
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35.8.3 Integrating Teleophthalmology withHome Eye Care
Technology is increasingly important to reach the last mile in eye care [20]. In addition to improving accessibility, it also reduces the cost of care [21]. To reach the unreached and meet the 2030 sustainable development goals, the World Health Organization has suggested adopt­ing an integrated, people-centered eye care (IPEC) model that caters to eye care from pri­mary to tertiary levels [22]. Vision centers are part of one such model adopted in India that pro­vides in-person services to around 50,000 people in remote rural and tribal regions [23]. Using newer technology, these vision centers can con­nect to secondary and tertiary care, and one could expand teleophthalmology from the vision center to home care [24].
Another method is the use of mobile services for home eye care. All devices used in home care are lightweight and portable. These are packed in a box, and typically one allied oph­thalmic personnel trained explicitly for home care drives a two-wheeler carrying the box. (Fig.35.13) Mobile home eye care generally is a hybrid teleophthalmology asynchronous/syn­chronous model. In this model, a eld team vis­its the individual’s home, records vision, performs refraction, measures intraocular pres­sure, obtains high-resolution anterior and poste­rior segment images, and uploads these to the electronic medical record in the examination
site (possibly cloud-based). This facilitates the ophthalmologist’s video consult in real-time (synchronous) or at a pre-decided time (asyn­chronous) to treat the patients. Medical pre­scriptions reach the individual electronically, and the patients are invited to visit xed eye care facilities for investigations and/or surgery as needed.
The advantages of integrating home eye care
with xed eye care centers include:
• Suited for individuals of vulnerable age groups (extremes of age) and those who are sick and/or homebound. Following the tests at home, the individuals can be referred for spe­cic investigations to xed eye care facilities where these could be fast-tracked for comfort and convenience.
• Reduce the number of visits for those suffer­ing from chronic eye conditions like glau­coma, uveitis, and diabetic retinopathy.
• Avoids over-crowding at xed-capacity eye care facilities.
• Continuity of care is maintained as data points recorded at the home visit get integrated into the individual’s medical record.
• Scalability: Home eye care (synchronous or asynchronous) is offered within 10–20km of the fixed eye care centers. Integration with eye care at the district, state, or national level can ensure that eye care is delivered at the last mile across the region and reach all those who cannot reach a hospital.
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Fig. 35.13 (a) Electric scooter with a box containing the ophthalmic devices used in home eye care. (b) The devices inside the box; (c) fundus photography; (d) slit lamp
examination and imaging. (Images “c” and “d” are repro­duced after signed written consent
could be too old to reach the eye care facility inde-
35.9 Conclusion
pendently due to low/no family support. In these
instances, teleophthalmology and home eye care There are two compelling reasons for the increas­ing use of teleophthalmology. These are popula­tion growth and population aging. The Global
would be useful. Although technology has now
made this more accessible and safer than before, it
is only the beginning to reach the last mile. Burden of Disease has estimated that nearly one­fourth (2.2 of 8 billion) of the world population needs eye care for distance and/or near vision [25]. Thus, one would expect more people to need ophthalmologists for their eye care. However, there are insufcient human resources for health to meet this demand [26]. In ve decades (1970–
2022), the global mean age has increased from 20 to over 30 years [27]. Most eye diseases that require medical/surgical attention beyond a pair of spectacles occur in the elderly, and approxi-
Acknowledgments Kartikesh Anche, Rahul Negi, Amir
Ali, Vineet Joshi, and all members of Center for
Technology Innovation, LVPEI, Hyderabad, India.
Funding Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation,
Hyderabad, India.
Disclosure KN: Employee of Remidio Innovative
Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India.
Others: None.
mately 10% of the world population is 65years or older [27]. Thus, an increasing number of older adults will need eye care. However, many of them do not have timely access to eye care either because of other ailments such as multimorbidity and/or multi- disability (in one elderly residential care study in India, these were 37.6% and 23.6%, respectively [28]). In addition, these older adults
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