Nonmydriatic fundus photography for teleophthalmology diabetic retinopathy screening in Rural and Urban Clinics

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 102-108

  Chin, Eric K ^a   Ventura, Bruna V ^a   See, Kai Yin ^a   Seibles, Joann ^b   Park, Susanna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetic retinopathy; nonmydriatic fundus photography; rural; screening; telemedicine; teleophthalmology; urban

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SCREENING; FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY; OUTPATIENT CLINIC; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY; URBAN;

DIAGNOSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREAS; SCREENING; TELEMEDICINE;

EYE PROTECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELEMEDICINE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEMEDICINE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893774065     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0042     Document Type: Article

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