The muranga teleophthalmology study: Comparison of virtual (teleglaucoma) with in-person clinical assessment to diagnose glaucoma

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-157

  Kiage, Dan ^a   Kherani, Irfan N ^b   Gichuhi, Stephen ^c   Damji, Karim F ^b   Nyenze, Muindi ^c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Optic Neuropathy; Slit Lamp Examination; Teleglaucoma; Teleophthalmology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COOPERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; KAPPA STATISTICS; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE LESION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLIT LAMP; TELEGLAUCOMA; TELEMEDICINE; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NEUROPATHY; SLIT LAMP EXAMINATION; TELEGLAUCOMA; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84876893345     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.110604     Document Type: Article

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