Visionstar HFC-01A

Converts Between Handheld and Desktop

A slit lamp adapter turns the handheld body into a desktop instrument, so one purchase covers mobile screening and consulting room work rather than requiring two separate devices.

400 Grams and Genuinely Portable

At 400 grams and 19 by 10 by 21 centimetres, the instrument is comfortably held for a full session and packs into a case for transport between sites.

Minimum Pupil of 2.5 Millimetres

Non-mydriatic imaging from a 2.5 millimetre pupil allows dilating drops to be avoided across most patients, keeping each examination short and leaving vision unaffected afterwards.

42 Degree Viewing Angle

The 42 degree field takes in a useful area of retina in a single capture, covering the region relevant to routine screening without assembling multiple images.

White and Near Infrared Illumination

Two illumination modes suit differing examination requirements, with near infrared available where white light would be less comfortable for the patient.

Wireless and USB Transmission

Images travel wirelessly to a computer or tablet, with micro USB providing a wired alternative. Results move onward whether or not a network is available at the location.

Patient Management Software

Accompanying software keeps patient records organised alongside their images, and remote consultation lets a colleague elsewhere review the same material.

32 Gigabyte Card and Rechargeable Battery

A micro SD card taking up to 32 gigabytes stores results onboard, powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery rated 3.6 volts and 3400 milliamp hours.

Small and Space-Limited Clinics

Practices without room for a dedicated imaging bay are precisely where a convertible instrument earns its place. Used handheld it needs no permanent position at all, and fitted to a slit lamp adapter it occupies equipment already present rather than requiring its own table. The documentation lists small and narrow clinics among intended settings, and the 400 gram body and compact dimensions make that a realistic proposition rather than an aspiration.

Bedside and Domiciliary Imaging

Patients confined to bed or unable to sit at fixed equipment are among the hardest to image, and a 400 gram handheld instrument reaches them where a desktop camera cannot. Battery operation removes any need for a socket beside the patient, and wireless transmission sends results onward before the clinician leaves. Non-mydriatic capture keeps the encounter brief for patients who tire easily. Results therefore reach the record on the day rather than accumulating.

Diabetic Retinopathy Screening

Retinal review is central to diabetic care, and portability lets that review happen in general practice, community clinics and health check settings. Capture at 1920 by 1080 across a 42 degree field supports routine screening, while wide refractive compensation accommodates the spread of prescriptions such a population presents. Grading and clinical interpretation remain matters for the responsible clinician.

Mobile Screening and Remote Review

Mobile ophthalmology programmes need equipment that travels and results that move. Wireless transmission to a computer or tablet, combined with patient management software and remote consultation support, means images can be reviewed by a clinician elsewhere rather than accumulating for later. Paediatric eye screening is also listed among intended uses in the documentation.

Two Instruments in One Purchase

The slit lamp adapter is the feature that sets this model apart, because it removes the choice between mobile and fixed imaging. A service can screen at a bedside in the morning and run a consulting room list in the afternoon using the same camera. For departments whose budget stretches to one instrument rather than two, that flexibility is worth more than any individual specification on the data sheet. One instrument also means one maintenance arrangement to keep track of.

Records That Stay Together

Patient information management software means images arrive attached to the record they belong to rather than as loose files somebody must later match up. Combined with wireless transmission and remote consultation support, an image captured at a bedside can be filed and reviewed by a colleague before the clinician has returned to the practice. Loose files that nobody can match to a patient are worth very little later.

Reaching Patients Who Cannot Be Moved

Bedbound and less mobile patients are frequently the ones with most to gain from retinal screening and least able to attend for it. A 400 gram battery instrument removes the requirement to move the patient to the equipment, which changes who can realistically be imaged rather than merely making existing work more convenient. Coverage improves precisely where it has historically been weakest.

The HFC-01A answers a practical dilemma rather than an optical one. Services generally need both mobile and consulting room imaging, and generally cannot fund two instruments. Fitting a slit lamp adapter to a 400 gram handheld body resolves that directly, giving one camera that screens at a bedside and then works as a desktop instrument for clinic lists.

The specification supports both roles. Non-mydriatic imaging from a 2.5 millimetre pupil avoids dilating drops across most patients, the 42 degree viewing angle covers a useful retinal area, capture is at 1920 by 1080 in JPEG format, and refractive compensation across 40 dioptres accommodates a wide spread of prescriptions.

Focus remains manual throughout, leaving framing and sharpness to the operator's judgement. Around the optics sits a workable record system. Wireless transmission reaches a computer or tablet, micro USB serves where no network exists, a 32 gigabyte card holds results onboard, and patient management software with remote consultation support keeps images attached to the patients they belong to.

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