Telemedicine in ophthalmology

Lamminen, Heikki; Voipio, Ville; Ruohonen, Keijo; Uusitalo, Hannu

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0420.2003.00045.x

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“…As a specialty heavily reliant on visual information, ophthalmology is amenable to telemedicine applications. [2][3][4][5] Teleconsultation, a method within telemedicine, focuses on assisting a remote provider by offering expert opinions and diagnostic support regarding the treatment of a patient. 6 Because medical providers accompanying deployed military personnel may have limited experience in specialty areas like ophthalmology, teleconsultation is of particular interest.…”

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The United States Army Ocular Teleconsultation program 2004 through 2009

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Bower

Lappan³

et al. 2011

American Journal of Ophthalmology

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The United States Army Ocular Teleconsultation program 2004 through 2009

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Lappan³

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American Journal of Ophthalmology

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“…Telemedicine is the assessment and review of patient information (history, examination, or investigations) by a health professional who is separated temporally and/or spatially from the patient (27, 28). Teleconferencing (videoconferencing) and telemedicine will be increasingly used in the coming years.…”

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Ophthalmology and Information Technology in Tuzla Canton Health Care System

Zvorničanin

Sabanovic²

2012

Acta Inform Med

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Purpose:To analyze organization of ophthalmology health care in Tuzla canton and use of information technologies(IT).Introduction:IT in ophthalmology is the technology required for the data processing and other information important for patient and essential for building an electronic health record(EHR). IT in ophthalmology should include the study, science, and solution sets for all aspects of data, information and knowledge management in health information processing.Material and methods:We have analyzed organization of ophthalmology health care in Tuzla canton. Data relevant for this research were acquired from annual reports of Tuzla Canton health ministry. All institutions and ambulances were visited and all health care professionals interviewed. A questionnaire was made which included questions for health care professionals about knowledge and use of computers, internet and information technology.Results:Ophthalmology health care in Tuzla canton has paper based medical record. There is no information system with any possibility to exchange data electronically. None of the medical devices is directly connected to the Internet and all data are typed, printed and delivered directly to the patient. All interviewed health care professionals agree that implementation of IT and EHR would contribute and improve work quality.Conclusion:Computer use and easy information access will make a qualitative difference in eye-care delivery in Tuzla canton. Implementation phase will be difficult because it will likely impact present style of practice. Strategy for implementation of IT in medicine in general must be made at the country level.

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“…Tele-ophthalmology is telemedicine for ophthalmology, and can deliver effective eyecare for patients for whom it is inconvenient or not possible to come to the hospital. Lamminen et al 15 give an overview of application of tele-ophthalmology, and discuss current problems and future development of telemedicine systems.…”

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A Secure and Synthesis Tele-Ophthalmology System

Zhuo

Deng

et al. 2008

Telemedicine and e-Health

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This paper describes a secure and synthesis ophthalmology telemedicine system, referred to as TeleOph. Under a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) channel, patient prerecorded data can be safely transferred via the Internet. With encrypted videoconference and white-board, the system not only supports hospital-to-clinic consultation, but also supplies hospital-tohospital joint discussion. Based on Directshow technology (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA), video cameras connected to the computer by firewire can be captured and controlled to sample video data. By using TWAIN technology, the system automatically identifies networked still cameras (on fundus and slitlamp devices) and retrieves images. All the images are stored in a selected format (such as JPEG, DICOM, BMP). Besides offline-transferring prerecorded data, the system also supplies online sampling of patient data (real-time capturing from remote places). The system was deployed at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore and Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, where 100 patients were enrolled in the system for examination. TeleOph can be successfully used for patient consultation, and hospital joint discussion. Meanwhile, TeleOph can supply both offline and online sampling of patient data.

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Telemedicine in ophthalmology

Cited by 29 publications

References 35 publications

The United States Army Ocular Teleconsultation program 2004 through 2009

The United States Army Ocular Teleconsultation program 2004 through 2009

Ophthalmology and Information Technology in Tuzla Canton Health Care System

A Secure and Synthesis Tele-Ophthalmology System

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