A teleophthalmology system for the diagnosis of ocular urgency in remote areas of Brazil

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 214-218

  Ribeiro, Anna Giselle ^a,b   Rodrigues, Renan Albert Mendonça ^c   Guerreiro, Ana Maria ^a,b   Regatieri, Caio Vinicius Saito ^c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Eye diseases diagnosis; Ophthalmology; Remote consultation; Telemedicine; Triage

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; COMPUTER NETWORK; EYE DISEASES; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

BRAZIL; CELL PHONES; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84911996195     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20140055     Document Type: Article

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