PanOptic Ophthalmoscope Student Model 11820ST
shown with Lithium Ion Rechargeable Power Handle
Note: student model contains 3 spot size apertures,
red-free filter, cobalt blue filter, and slit aperture.

An ophthalmoscope is used to examine the inner eye, also called the retina or the fundus.This is the only way and place in the body that blood vessels and nerves can be seen in their natural state, non-invasively (in vivo).The funduscopic (fun-da-scop-ic) exam is clinically valuable because many disease states can be diagnosed based on evidence seen in the inner eye.These disease states include both eye-specific disorders, as well as systemic and neurological conditions affecting the body in general, and leaving clues or “footprints” which appear as changes locally in the vessels and nerves of the fundus.

Traditionally, the ophthalmoscope has been one of the (if not THE) most difficult instruments for students to learn how to use.With a standard scope, obtaining any view at all is a major challenge and, even when the view is obtained, it is a “key-hole” view that is so limited that many students will tell you they can’t make a diagnosis anyway. Think of looking down on a city grid through a narrow round tube and trying to determine where you are. The fundamental technology (and thus limitations) of ophthalmoscopes hadn’t been changed in decades – until PanOptic.

Welch Allyn’s PanOptic Ophthalmoscope greatly simplifies and improves examinations of the fundus, making them easier to conduct and thus more clinically useful and valuable. PanOptic makes it easy to see into the eye – even in the smallest of pupils -- and provides a dramatically wider, more panoramic view of the fundus as compared to a standard ophthalmoscope. The bottom line advantage that PanOptic delivers is overcoming the major hurdle of being able to see what you need to see to make the exam effective. Think of that city grid again, but now imagine you have a complete aerial view of all the buildings & streets (with magnification so you can see details too) – you are much better off in knowing where you are.That’s what PanOptic does for you; not only does it enable seeing the fundus of the eye, but when used correctly it gives a picture of the entire puzzle, not just individual pieces.

Developed by Welch Allyn, the originator of the world’s first hand-held direct illuminating ophthalmoscope, the PanOptic incorporates an innovative and patented new optical design called Axial PointSourceÔ Optics. This enabling technology makes it easier to learn how to examine the inner eye by virtue of its much greater view.

· Makes it easy to enter small, undilated pupils

· Provides a 5X larger view of the fundus than ever before achieved with a standard ophthalmoscope in an undilated eye

· Enables a 25º field-of-view vs. the standard 5º field-of-view

· Increases magnification by 26% over a standard scope

· Greater working distance between practitioner and patient improves comfort for all