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November 2012 dus," Dr. Li said. "With these images, comparative analysis could be carried out on a single patient, compared longitudinally over time, or across multiple patients." More specifically, the RetCam 3 has five interchangeable lenses. Of noteworthy mention, one of them is 130 degrees for imaging the retina and anterior chamber. One employing 80 degrees provides high contrast, while another 30-degree field-of-view provides high magnification. These lenses are of top quality and aim to reduce any possible image aberrations. The device can take both digital images and videos. Videos allow many still frames to be taken at once. Later, optimal images can be selected upon review—certainly a helpful feature with some potentially uncooperative newborns. It's a little funny to think of a video camera whose primary purpose is to create stills, but in this case, it makes a lot of sense. "The handheld camera or video recording features from RetCam 3 come in handy when screening on newborn babies is performed," Dr. Li said. "As these patients do not understand the instructions from the medical staff, the handheld camera features improved hand manipulation, especially for the screening of newborns when they are laying on their backs. As infants move their eyes randomly, still images from the recorded screening video can be extracted for further diagnosis." Trained Chinese staff can capture the images with RetCam and send them electronically for review by a qualified doctor at a different location. Thus, imaging in rural China and analysis in Chinese eyecare hubs is more easily undertaken. All of this potentially offers more help than imaging option number two. "Before the invention of the RetCam eye imaging system, the main instrument used was an ophthalmoscope with a small viewing angle," said Dr. Li. "Conventional equipment has a narrow field of view, thus producing still images of lower detail." If the RetCam 3 had a message, it probably would be that quality of visual life should be emphasized from day one of a person's life, not just at the middle or end. Listening to enough lectures on LASIK or refractive lens exchange, we might tend to believe otherwise, but a large volume of early visual abnormalities demonstrate that opportunity starts in the very young for major improvement. EW EW International 141 Contact information Li: +86 135 7703 7927, jli@claritymsi.com Editors' note: Dr. Li has financial interests with Clarity Medical Systems. EHR with drop-down menus? ? There's There's a better way. here w way. Tired of looking at EHRs with screens full of drop-down menus, thinking, "there' s no way I'll be able to ef ficiently see my patients again"? You're right. Drop-down menus are confusing, inaccurate, and slow. IO Practiceware' s touch-screen solution eliminates drop-down menus by utilizing a big-button design, saving you time in the exam room. Revolutionize your practice by choosing the only software for ophthalmologists with everything you need right at your fingertips. Come see the dif ference at difference ASCRS Booth # 2642 BY CC HI T ® w w w. i o p r a c t i c e w a r e . c o m 2 1 2 . 8 4 4 . 0 1 0 5 info fo@iopracticeware.com l info@iopracticeware.com