But a revolutionary new camera, the MTI PhotoScreener, can effectively screen preverbal children for eye problems. This camera, which works on children as young as six months, takes special Polaroid photographs that show if a youngster has a vision disorder. The PhotoScreener test takes less than two minutes, produces instant results, doesn't require messy eye drops or restraints and is painless. That means that pediatricians, family physicians, eye care professionals and health screening organizations can easily add it to their routine testing procedures for young children. The MTI PhotoScreener takes a special photograph of a child's eyes that detect vision problems.
Any potential disorder shows up as a crescent on the photograph.
Comprehensive research conducted by the University of Iowa proves the MTI PhotoScreener works. The camera offers promise as a mass-screening tool. Developed by a pediatric surgeon and an ophthalmologist, the MTI PhotoScreener is now being distributed around the world. Primary care doctors, eye care specialists, hospitals and health screening groups are using this new FDA cleared camera to check for vision problems in preverbal children. The product is manufactured by Medical Technology and Innovations, Inc., a publicly traded firm based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.