The use of retinal photography in nonophthalmic settings and its potential for neurology

Neurologist

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 350-355

  Pérez, Mario A ^a   Bruce, Beau B ^a,b   Newman, Nancy J ^a,b   Biousse, Valérie ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

direct ophthalmoscopy; fundus camera; retinal photography; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RETINAL PHOTOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; MYDRIASIS; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84869855090     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e318272f7d7     Document Type: Review

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