Product: Fourth annual “Slit Lamp Imaging Competition”
Top Line: Haag-Streit is launching the “Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2022”. Following very successful competitions held in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the “Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2022” gives eyecare professionals across the globe an opportunity to showcase their slit lamp imaging skills. Judging criteria will include image quality, technical execution, and disease interest.
Close Up: Haag-Streit is offering a host of valuable prizes for the first three places. In addition to receiving the ‘Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2022’ trophy, the winner of the competition will also be featured in an ophthalmic journal and will receive a Sony Alpha 7 IV Kit (28-70 mm, 33 Mpx, full frame). Second place will receive a Nikon Z fc Double Zoom Kit (16-50 mm, 20.90 Mpx, APS-C/DX) and third place a Peak Design Everyday Backpack (20L).
Vital Stats: Haag-Streit slit lamps are renowned for their optical brilliance and can capture stunning clinical images. This is the fourth year that Haag-Streit has run the competition. Last year’s winner was Dmitrii Samsonov from the Irkutsk branch of the Federal State Institute of Ophthalmic Microsurgery S. Fyodorov in Russia, with his outstanding image “Gentle Touch - post-traumatic vitreous prolapse with corneal fixation". Second place went to Utpal Sarkar, Disha Eye Hospitals pvt Ltd., and third place to Seraina Tanno, Augenklinik Luzerner. The competition is open until August 12, 2022. Applicants should send their images to hsimagingcomp@gmail.com. Participation terms, and rules and regulations can be found at https://bit.ly/imagerules. For more information on the Haag-Streit ‘Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2022’, visit www.haagstreit.com/imaging-competition