Telemedical diagnosis of anterior segment eye diseases: Validation of digital slit-lamp still images

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 652-660

  Kumar, S ^a   Yogesan, K ^a   Constable, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior segment eye disease; Digital images; Stored forward; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SLIT LAMP; TELEMEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549091388     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.11     Document Type: Article

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