ABSTRACT

Purpose: In today’s life, many electronic gadgets have the potential to become invaluable health care devices in future. The gadgets in this category include smartphones, smartwatches, and others. Till now, smartphone role has been highlighted on many occasions in different areas, and they continue to possess immense role in clinical documentation, clinical consultation, and digitalization of ocular care. In last one decade, many treatable conditions including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and other pediatric retinal diseases are being imaged using smartphones.

Methods: To comprehend this cumulative knowledge, a detailed medical literature search was conducted on PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science till February 2021.

Results: The included literature revealed a definitive progress in posterior segment imaging. From simple torch light with smartphone examination to present day compact handy devices with artificial intelligence integrated software’s have changed the very perspectives of ocular imaging in ophthalmology. The consistently reproducible results, constantly improving imaging techniques, and most importantly their affordable costs have renegotiated their role as effective screening devices in ophthalmology. Moreover, the obtained field of view, ocular safety, and their key utility in non-ophthalmic specialties are also growing.

Conclusions: To conclude, smartphone imaging can now be considered as a quick, cost-effective, and digitalized tool for posterior segment screenings, however, their definite role in routine ophthalmic clinics is yet to be established.

摘要

目的：在今天的生活中，许多电子产品有可能成为未来无价的医疗保健设备。此类别中的小工具包括智能手机、智能手表等。时至今日，智能手机在不同领域的作用已多次凸显，并在临床文档、临床会诊和眼科护理数字化方面继续发挥着巨大作用。在过去的十年中，许多可治疗的疾病，包括糖尿病视网膜病变、青光眼和其他小儿视网膜疾病都在使用智能手机进行成像。

方法：为了理解这些积累的知识，在 PubMed/Medline、Scopus 和 Web of Science 上进行了详细的医学文献检索，直到 2021 年 2 月。

结果：纳入的文献揭示了后段成像的明确进展。从带有智能手机检查功能的简单手电筒到当今带有人工智能集成软件的紧凑型手持设备，已经改变了眼科眼科成像的视角。始终如一的可重复结果、不断改进的成像技术，以及最重要的是它们负担得起的成本，已经重新确定了它们在眼科中作为有效筛查设备的作用。此外，获得的视野、眼部安全性及其在非眼科专业中的关键效用也在增长。

结论：总之，智能手机成像现在可以被认为是一种快速、具有成本效益和数字化的后段筛查工具，但是，它们在常规眼科诊所中的明确作用尚未确定。