Bill Harvey is impressed by the ease of use and the quality of the image of a new handheld slit lamp. He tries it out on a range of patients and even manages a Volk lens view
There are a number of occasions in practice where a handheld slit lamp is essential. Domiciliary assessments are on the increase, and rightly so when one considers the great numbers of housebound patients unable to access adequate eye care. Historically, a good and accurate assessment of the anterior eye and adnexa has been part of the home visit that has been difficult to achieve. This is very frustrating as a slit lamp is exactly what is needed to carry out a whole range of procedures on the sorts of patients likely to be housebound.
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