Diabetic retinopathy screening and the use of telemedicine

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 167-172

  Zimmer Galler, Ingrid E ^a   Kimura, Alan E ^b   Gupta, Sunil ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Retina Specialty Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetic retinopathy screening; healthcare delivery; tele ophthalmology; telemedicine; teleretinal screening

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; EYE CARE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FUNDUS CAMERA; FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MACULAR EDEMA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SCREENING TEST; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84926615070     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: 15317021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000142     Document Type: Review

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