Telemedicine for detecting diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 823-831

  Shi, Lili ^a   Wu, Huiqun ^a   Dong, Jiancheng ^a   Jiang, Kui ^a   Lu, Xiting ^b   Shi, Jian ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUZHOU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; META ANALYSIS; MYDRIASIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; FACTUAL DATABASE; MACULAR EDEMA; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; MACULAR EDEMA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84930375974     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-305631     Document Type: Review

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