Camera for stereo disc photos https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1081587 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:13:32 GMT Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:41:34 GMT Copyright © 2015 Ophthalmic Photographers' Society Camera for stereo disc photos https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1081587 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1081587 OPS Members,

I have received the following inquiry and am hoping that you will be willing to share your wisdom with this individual.  She is not an OPS member so is not subscribed to this forum.  I would appreciate responses to this forum but if you wish to contact her directly, you may use the following email address:  meenadchaudhary@gmail.com

Here's the inquiry:

Dear OPS,

I had a question that I was hoping you could circulate among your photographers,  What camera is used to obtain stereo disc phographs of the optic nerve to get a 3 dimensional view.  Also, what camera is used most widely in the United States for obtaining both disc photos and retinal tumors?  Can this be used for autofluorescence also?  What camera allows for excellent side by side comparison of two nerves as well as comparison of photos of the same nerve over a few visits, as well as insertion of this data into a patient chart.  

Thanks,
Sophia

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Barb McCalley

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There is no widely used camera, just as there is no widely used car. Different models and makes vary and offer options unique to that system. Decisions on which camera are predicated on budget, demographic needs, and what features matter to a particular practice. I might recommend a truck to one buyer, and a sports car to another. Fundus cameras operate on the same principle.

Not all systems offer autofluoresence. This is a feature and one that might cause a practice to purchase one system over another. It's a wavelength of light that is in addition to the usual and customary

Cameras only take the image. The side by side comparison would come from the software package associated with that system. Some separate EHR software packages, not unique to a given camera, such as Forum, Axis, etc etc allow for "Change over Time" side by side comparistons

Many critical decisions to be made here to ensure that the system purchased fulfills the needs of a given practice. Wishing Sophia the best of luck

Denice Barsness
]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 01:01:28 GMT https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1083791 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1083791 Kowa WX3D cameras. They are simultaneous stereo for optic disc as well as full frame
single image cameras. They were easy to network and are without service problems. I would
call the cameras "technician" cameras for lack of a better word. No diagnostic potential. No
tilt or pan. Basically a one trick pony for non-photographers to capture stereo optic disc pairs
easily. It also standardizes the stereo base for three offices and a dozen operators. It is non-myd,
although most of the time patients are dilated. I can not recommend as a "tumor" camera since
there is no tilt or pan. It does have a normal field and the ability to pan around using fixation changes.
This aspect is not simultaneous stereo. Oh, digital of course. Check it out. Kirby]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:41:34 GMT