Professor Atsushi Ota and Assistant Professor Hironari Takehara of the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology have developed a fundus camera capable of ultra-wide-angle photography in collaboration with the optical instrument Tamron.The research results were presented at the 82nd JSAP Autumn Meeting held online.
According to the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, the research group will incorporate an ultra-wide-angle lens for the fundus camera designed and prototyped by the Tamlon Research and Development Center into the near-infrared light-based fundus camera developed at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology. is.
When I actually took a picture, I succeeded in taking a super wide-angle fundus photograph and found that the viewing angle was 180 degrees.The fundus camera, which is generally used for health examinations, has a viewing angle of only about 60 degrees and can only capture a part of the fundus, but the new fundus camera acquires a wide range of fundus images without using eye drops that widen the pupil. can.
The main causes of blindness in Japanese are glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and diabetic retinopathy.In both cases, early detection is required to prevent blindness, and fundus examination is an effective means.The new fundus camera is likely to attract attention as it enables early detection of diseases.
In the future, the research group wants to collaborate with a university that has a medical school to confirm its medical value, and then collaborate with a fundus camera manufacturer to commercialize it.
