There are several key manufacturers of ophthalmoscopes in the world: Welch Allyn, Heine, Riester, Keeler. Medshop
offers and would recommend to students, ophthalmoscopes from the Welch Allyn
range. Welch Allyn are the world leaders in ENT technology and have the highest
quality controls. There are two types of ophthalmoscopes: direct and indirect.
The direct is a hand-held instrument with a battery powered light source. The
direct ophthalmoscope is useful for examining the central retina. The indirect
ophthalmoscope is a larger device and is worn on the practitioners head can be
used to examine the entire retina.