Photo Essays
A practical approach to slit-lamp smartphone photography
Several approaches to smartphone anterior segment photography that involve purchasing an adapter to attach to the slit lamp have been described in the literature. Given the frequent updates in sizes and shapes of smartphones, a practical stepwise approach to capturing high-quality images without the need for an adapter is essential. First, the illumination is set to be diffuse, using the slit-lamp integrated diffuser (Fig. 1A, 1B). The camera flash is turned off, and the slit lamp is brought into focus on the anterior segment.Assistant-controlled directional chandelier
Chandelier endoillumination has become common everyday practice for most vitreoretinal surgeons. The assistant-controlled directional chandelier is a solution to controlling, minimizing glare of, and directing the light when using a chandelier endoillumination device (Video 1, available online). With the use of readily available items within a vitreoretinal operating room setting, the Luer connector is attached to the light pipe with adhesive dressing (A). Approximately 6 mm of residual light pipe is left exposed to stop the assistant from inadvertently advancing the light pipe too deeply into the eye (B).
