Virtual clinics in glaucoma care: Face-to-face versus remote decision-making

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 892-895

  Clarke, Jonathan ^a   Puertas, Renata ^a   Kotecha, Aachal ^a   Foster, Paul J ^a   Barton, Keith ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests Investigation; Glaucoma; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE CARE; FACE TO FACE DECISION MAKING; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMOTE DECISION MAKING; VERY ELDERLY; VIRTUAL CLINIC; VIRTUAL REALITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84994682244     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-308993     Document Type: Article

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