GOOGLE GLASS INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPY

Abstract

Introduction In April 2013, Google released a beta version of the Google Glass for developers for $1500, termed the Explorer version. Glass is a wearable headset weighing 50 grams with a prismatic heads-up color display in the superior visual field of the right eye. It includes a built-in 5 megapixel camera with 1280 x 720 pixel HD video at 30 frames per second ambient light sensor, Wi-fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a capacitive touchpad on the temple frame, 16GB of flash memory, and is powered by a 2.1 Watt-hour lithium polymer battery. Among the earliest adopters of this wearable technology were physicians, who quickly integrated this tool into medical and surgical practice. In health care, the application of the Glass has largely centered on the ability to access patientspecific medical records in a convenient manner. Reports of its use to display radiographic images by the bedside or intraoperatively, allergy information in an emergency medicine setting, or medical records by facial recognition, demonstrate the unique utility of this commercially available headmounted tool to present physicians with needed information quickly and effectively. Patient privacy has been addressed by customization of the Glass to shut off social media sharing.