Taking Eye Care to Rural Population in Remote Locations with Tele-ophthalmic Slit Lamp Biomicroscope

While 70% of India’s population lives in rural areas, 90% of the secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities are in urban areas, far away from the rural population. With this project, LV Prasad Eye Institute intends to integrate the community care by taking eye care to rural populations in remote locations, with the tele-ophthalmic stereoscopic slit lamp biomicroscope that connects patients in remote areas with ophthalmologists across distances and in real time. This makes a full eye examination from any place or distance a reality.