A novel tele-eye protocol for ocular disease detection and access to eye care services

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 318-323

  Maa, April Y ^a,b   Evans, Centrael ^a   Delaune, William R ^b   Patel, Purnima S ^a,b   Lynch, Mary G ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

E health; Ophthalmology; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; GOLD; MEDICAL COMPUTING; TELEMEDICINE;

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE; EHEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LENS MANUFACTURING; MACULAR DEGENERATION; SCREENING PROTOCOL; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; TELEHEALTH;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

EYE DISEASES; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; VISION TEST;

EYE DISEASES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 84897371358     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0185     Document Type: Article

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