Distance non-mydriatic fundus photography (FunPho)

This project has been secured to protect intellectual property.

Design a fundus camera that allows for protection against direct-contact infectious diseases.

Project Overview

Examining the optic disc provides valuable clinical information about the brain and blood vessels. Neurologists use direct ophthalmoscopes to examine the optic disc. This tool is difficult to use and requires the examiner to be within inches of the patient’s face. Such proximity is dangerous during the current pandemic.

Cameras to image dilated pupils have been used for decades. In the past 5 years non-mydriatic fundus have become available. The images from fixed cameras are generally of better quality than those from portable cameras, including those attached to mobile phones. Both these methods require the operator to be close to the patient, however.

The goal of this project is to develop a camera that allows for safety against direct-contact infectious diseases and that can produce clinically useful images of the optic disc.

Team Picture

Haochen Wang, Galvin Wei, Micaiah Severe, Carolina de Medeiros Vieira, Sam Goldberg, Isabelle Gundrum

Contact Information

Team Members

Micaiah Severe - Team Leader
Galvin Wei - Communicator
Haochen Wang - BSAC
Carolina de Medeiros Vieira - Co-BWIG
Sam Goldberg - Co-BWIG
Isabelle Gundrum - BPAG

Advisor and Client

Dr. Kris Saha - Advisor
Dr. Ivy Dreizin - Client