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. 2021 Dec;69(12):3768-3771.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2197_21.

New-Age innovative pedagogy for virtual ophthalmic webinars with Green Mat technology - A unique communication tool for continuing medical education in e-ophthalmology during the COVID-19 pandemic

Prasanna V Ramesh  1 , Shruthy V Ramesh  2 , Prajnya Ray  3 , K Aji  3 , Pragash Michael Raj  4 , John D Akkara  5 , Meena K Ramesh  6 , Ramesh Rajasekaran  7
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New-Age innovative pedagogy for virtual ophthalmic webinars with Green Mat technology - A unique communication tool for continuing medical education in e-ophthalmology during the COVID-19 pandemic

Prasanna V Ramesh et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Dec.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Behind the scenes of a green mat presentation in real-time depicting the green screen which displays the slide presentation, which the speaker is presenting and the laptop containing the camera which relays the speaker’s figure into the presentation
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a-d) Image depicting the dynamic expression, and hand movements of the speaker while utilizing the green mat to point at the important aspects of the images or data within the slide presentation
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Open Broadcaster Software (OBS). (b) OBS toolbox
Figure 4
Figure 4
(a) Image depicting the slide screen seen in the OBS viewer after priming it up, where the presenter is confined inside the red box area and the VirtualCam is activated (red arrow). (b) Image depicting the same screen, but now seen in a Zoom meeting utilizing the green mat
Figure 5
Figure 5
(a) Image showing a teaching video of gonioscopy to differentiate the iris process from peripheral anterior synechiae without the green mat technology on the Zoom platform. (b) Image of the same slide shown with green mat technology, where the presenter is inside the presentation guiding the viewers on where to focus
Figure 6
Figure 6
(a) Image showing slide presentation of simultaneous comparative examination of the fundus images of OD and OS without the green mat technology on the Zoom platform. (b) Image showing the same slide in Zoom platform presented using green mat revealing the speaker, who is highlighting important dynamic aspects in the image such as the simultaneous zoomed examination
Figure 7
Figure 7
(a) Presentation with green mat technology showing previous visual fields of the same patient depicting the progression of glaucoma. (b) Presentation with green mat technology with the slide highlighting how the visual field’s soft copy can be attached to the Eye Drop Reminder app designed for glaucoma patients
Figure 8
Figure 8
(a and b) Images showing dynamicity of the presenter within the presentation showing changes in presenter position preventing hiding of data
Figure 9
Figure 9
(a-d) Images depicting the presenter, customizing his position inside the slide while presenting, by placing the red box in OBS accordingly to avoid hiding important data
Figure 10
Figure 10
Image depicting a Keynote/PowerPoint presentation in Zoom platform where the presenter is in a separate space box and his presentation is in a separate screen box; along with the panelists, who sometimes hide the data in the slide
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