Optometric use of a teleophthalmology service in rural Western Australia: comparison of two prospective audits

O’Day, Roderick; Smith, Constance; Muir, Josephine; Turner, Angus

doi:10.1111/cxo.12334

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“…24 Teleglaucoma programs in Canada and Australia have obtained reimbursement. 12,52 Reimbursement to offset technical and personnel costs are important for encouraging sustained utilization of these services. 52 Further advances in technology may make teleglaucoma programs more affordable in the future.…”

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Telemedicine for Glaucoma: Guidelines and Recommendations

Gan

Liu

Stagg

et al. 2020

Telemedicine and e-Health

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Background: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Access to glaucoma specialists is challenging and likely to become more difficult as the population ages. Introduction: Using telemedicine for glaucoma (teleglaucoma) has the potential to increase access to glaucoma care by improving efficiency and decreasing the need for long-distance travel for patients. Results: Teleglaucoma programs can be used for screening, diagnostic consultation, and long-term treatment monitoring. Key components of teleglaucoma programs include patient history, equipment, intraocular pressure measurement, pachymetry, anterior chamber imaging/gonioscopy, fundus photography, retinal nerve fiber layer imaging, medical record and imaging software, and skilled personnel. Discussion: Teleglaucoma has tremendous potential to improve patient access to high-quality cost-effective glaucoma care. Conclusions: We have reviewed some special considerations needed to address the complexity of providing guidelineconcordant glaucoma care.

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Telemedicine for Glaucoma: Guidelines and Recommendations

Gan

Liu

Stagg

et al. 2020

Telemedicine and e-Health

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“…It is notable that three methods; namely, store-and-forward, synchronous or videoconferencing, and hybrid are used in teleophthalmology [4, 12, 13]. Among them, videoconferencing requires internet bandwidth and the costs of its equipment are relatively high in addition to the low quality of images; therefore, it might not be suitable for diagnosing eye diseases which require high-quality color images [14]. Teleophthalmology mostly adopts the store-and forward-method, followed by interactive services, such as videoconferencing.…”

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Teleophthalmology in Practice: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Project

Ayatollahi¹,

Nourani²,

Khodaveisi³

et al. 2017

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Introduction:Ophthalmology is a medical specialty which may benefit from using telemedicine and teleophthalmology services. Such services are significantly important in the poor, remote, and impassable geographical areas, where there is no access to the ophthalmology services and ophthalmologists. This study aimed to design and implement a teleophthalmology system using the method of store-and-forward.Methods:The study was conducted in 2015 and consisted of two main phases. The first phase was based requirement analysis, and in the second phase, after designing the prototype, an initial usability testing was undertaken in a teaching hospital. The participants of the study were 10 optometrists and 10 ophthalmologists (cornea specialists). For each phase of the research, a questionnaire was used to collect data, and the collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results:In this study, users’ requirements were initially investigated. Then, the teleophthalmology system was designed based on the literature review and the results derived from the requirements’ analysis. Finally, usability testing showed that the users were relatively satisfied with the system.Conclusion:According to the results, it can be concluded that the teleophthalmology technology can be used in the country by optometrists and ophthalmologists to improve eye health care services and to prevent the prevalence of curable eye diseases.

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“…In 2014 Lions Outback Vision demonstrated that providing a teleconsultation reimbursement to optometrists for providing a teleophthalmology consultation led to significantly more teleophthalmology consultations being performed . This research evidence was used to successfully lobby the Australian government to provide funding for a reimbursement through the public health system, Medicare.…”

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