The Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Workflow: Potential for Smartphone Imaging

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 318-324

  Bolster, Nigel M ^a   Giardini, Mario E ^a   Bastawrous, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diabetic retinopathy; fundoscopy; mHealth; ophthalmoscopy; smartphone; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BLINDNESS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SLIT LAMP; SMARTPHONE; VISUAL ACUITY; WORKFLOW; DEVICES; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; SMARTPHONE; TELEMEDICINE; WORKFLOW;

EID: 85009232097     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932296815617969     Document Type: Article

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