Reaching the Unreachable: Novel Approaches to Telemedicine Screening of Underserved Populations for Vitreoretinal Disease.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2017
Abstract
Telemedicine involves electronic communication between a physician in one location and a patient in another location to provide remote medical care. Ophthalmologists are increasingly employing telemedicine, particularly in retinal disease screening and monitoring. Telemedicine has been utilized to decrease barriers to care and yield greater patient satisfaction and lower costs, while maintaining high sensitivity and specificity. This review discusses common patient barriers to eye care, innovative approaches to retinal disease screening and monitoring using telemedicine, and eye care policy initiatives needed to enact large-scale telemedicine eye disease screening programs.
Volume
42
Issue
7
First Page
963
Last Page
970
ISSN
1460-2202
Published In/Presented At
Murchison, A. P., Haller, J. A., Mayro, E., Hark, L., Gower, E., Huisingh, C., Rhodes, L., Friedman, D. S., Lee, D. J., Lam, B. L., & Innovative Network for Sight (INSIGHT) Research Group (2017). Reaching the Unreachable: Novel Approaches to Telemedicine Screening of Underserved Populations for Vitreoretinal Disease. Current eye research, 42(7), 963–970. https://doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2017.1297463
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
28506091
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article