{
  "id": 11016159,
  "title": "Using smartphones as retinal cameras—new opportunities for global eye care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/using-smartphones-as-retinal-cameras-new-opportunities-for-global-eye",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T19:20:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-smartphones-retinal-cameras-opportunities-global.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Smartphones could play an important role in the early detection of eye diseases, including in settings where specialized ophthalmic infrastructure is limited. An international team of experts led by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn has comprehensively reviewed the current global landscape of smartphone-based fundus imaging.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}