Specifications

55 II For Camera Operators (Pullout section)
The EyePACS Handbook: Tools for Program Success
Tips, Tricks and Advanced Training Topics
Problem: Aligning the red lines when they cannot be seen from the
fundus camera screen.
Problem: Patient cannot see the target light.
Problem: Patient’s pupils are too small.
Problem: Getting rid of artifacts.
Problem: Patient blinks a lot.
Solutions:
• Ask the Patient to look at the red lines and tell you when they are
aligned.
• Try lowering the lamp light (this will not affect the pictures).
• Move the focusing knobs back and forth – sometimes this brings
the lines into your plane of view.
Solutions:
 Press on the Fixation Target button on the fundus camera (this
will make the target light blink for the patient).
 Use your hands to guide the optic disk toward the right location.
Solutions:
 Dilate.
 Use the Small Pupil setting.
 Ask them to wiggle their toes and close their eyes for a minute.
Solution: Clean the camera lens by using a lens cloth and wiping it in a
vertical and horizontal motion.
Solutions:
 Ask the patient to blink twice and take the photo right after their
second blink.
 Give patient tear drops to moisten their eyes.