The Sankara Nethralaya mobile teleophthalmology model for comprehensive eye care delivery in rural India

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 382-387

  John, Sheila ^a   Sengupta, Sabyasachi ^b,c   Reddy, Sumanth J ^b,c   Prabhu, Pearlson ^a   Kirubanandan, Krishan ^a   Badrinath, Sengamedu S ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^c Sri Bhagavan Mahaveer Vitreoretinal Services   (India)

Author keywords

comprehensive eye care; mobile van; teleophthalmology

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE CARE; MOBILE UNITS; MOBILE VAN; PUBLIC AWARENESS; REFRACTIVE ERROR; RETINAL DISEASE; SOUTH INDIA; STORE AND FORWARD; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY; VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINALS; VISUAL ACUITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE (DICOM); RURAL AREAS; SATELLITE LINKS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

EYE PROTECTION;

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; COUNSELING; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

BLINDNESS; COUNSELING; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84862563436     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0190     Document Type: Article

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