2021
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0372
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Teleophthalmology in the Era of COVID-19: Characteristics of Early Adopters at a Large Academic Institution

Abstract: Introduction: COVID-19 led to rapid policy changes to expand telemedicine adoption. We examined rates of early telemedicine adoption among surgical departments at a large academic institution and compared provider characteristics associated with teleophthalmology. Methods: With data from departmental and electronic medical records across surgical departments at Johns Hopkins Medicine, we performed a retrospective analysis using the Fisher test and binomial logistic regression. Results: Telemedicine adoption in… Show more

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“…Ophthalmology has been reported as the lowest utilizer of telehealth. 3 , 4 Cornea and External Diseases accounted for a significantly greater proportion of telehealth visits than they did for total visits, while Retina and Vitreous Conditions , Glaucoma , and Cataract and Other Lens Disorders comprised fewer telehealth evaluations.…”
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confidence: 92%
“…Ophthalmology has been reported as the lowest utilizer of telehealth. 3 , 4 Cornea and External Diseases accounted for a significantly greater proportion of telehealth visits than they did for total visits, while Retina and Vitreous Conditions , Glaucoma , and Cataract and Other Lens Disorders comprised fewer telehealth evaluations.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…In addition, in light of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, patients and physicians have developed a renewed interest in teleophthalmology, 18 with a number of potential applications being developed to reduce the number of health care workers interacting with patients. 19 Ophthalmology practices have increased the number of services provided remotely, 20,21 although there are challenges with replicating the entire ophthalmic examination virtually.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A szemészeti telemedicina a szemészeti ellátás fontos részét képezi a pandémia során [36]. Több vezető, nemzetközi szemészeti intézet publikálta tapasztalatait a telemedicina térnyeréséről a járvány első hulláma alatt [37][38][39]. A londoni Moorfields Eye Hospital 2020. március 25-én, másfél nappal a kihirdetett karanténállapotot követően elindította élő videókonzultációs szolgáltatását, amely 1 hónap elteltével már naponta több mint 100 orvos-beteg konzultációt regisztrált [39].…”
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