Opinion

Bill Harvey: Stargazer

Even today, our fundus viewing skills are assessed in a somewhat Heath Robinson manner.

On page 26 of this week’s issue, you will see my review of a virtual reality slit lamp system that offers an exciting new way of teaching you how to use the slit lamp, both to view anterior structures as well as gonioscopy and slit lamp BIO with a fundus viewing lens.

Such systems are not new. Indeed, I reviewed a version of the same system aimed at teaching ophthalmologists how to use the head-set BIO way back in 2010. This latest system, however, reminded me of the somewhat haphazard way many of us were taught ocular examination techniques back in the 1980s, and how significantly things have moved on since then.

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