Teleophthalmology: Improving patient outcomes?

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2016, Pages 285-295

  Sreelatha, Omana Kesary ^a   Ramesh, Sathyamangalam Venkata Subbu ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Patient outcomes; Patient satisfaction; Tele diabetic retinopathy; Tele ROP; Teleglaucoma; Teleophthalmology

Indexed keywords

AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT MACULAR EDEMA; COST; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY; EYE CARE; GERIATRICS; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEONATAL TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; REFRACTION ERROR; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY; TIME; VISION;

EID: 84957872486     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S80487     Document Type: Review

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