A Simple, Effective, and Inexpensive Method for Backlighting Retinal Hemorrhages. Issue 4 (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kemp, Walter L.
• Is Part Of: Academic forensic pathology. Volume 4:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 545
• Page End: 547
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: Forensic pathology -- Eye -- Retinal hemorrhage -- Transillumination -- Photography -- Traumatic brain injury; Forensic pathology -- Periodicals; Forensic pathology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 614.1
• DOI: 10.23907/2014.070
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1925-3621

Abstract

Adequate photographic documentation of important autopsy findings, both positive and negative, is vital for serving as a record of the pathologist's examination, as well as for a tool in the courtroom, for consultations, or for educational endeavors. Examination of the eye, especially the retina, is an important part of the investigation of suspicious infant deaths; however, obtaining good photographs can be difficult due to many factors. The method described herein allows for the development of a cost-effective, technically simple, and mobile way to take outstanding photographs of the retina.