SynthesisTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2018
Tele-Ophthalmology for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Influence of synchronous primary care telemedicine versus in-person visits on diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia outcomes: a systematic review.BMC primary care · 2022Pooled it
- "Smart Optometry" phone-based application as a visual acuity testing tool among pediatric population.Saudi medical journal · 2022Trial
- Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.Health care science · 2026Review
- PICO-based assessment and categorization of evidence for digital health interventions: an inductive framework development.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
- Diabetic retinopathy in rural communities: a review of barriers to access of care and potential solutions.Annals of medicine · 2025Review
- Factors Associated with Adherence to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Among Patients Attending a Nurse-Led Community Clinic in Australia: A Qualitative Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Association between self-reported eye conditions in patients at rural federally qualified health centers and vision-targeted health-related quality of life: the AL-SIGHT study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Telemedicine Screening for Eye Disorders in Federally Qualified Health Centers: Relationship to Vision-Targeted Health-Related Quality of Life.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024Article
- Diabetic Disease of the Eye in Canada: Consensus Statements from a Retina Specialist Working Group.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Article
- Teleophthalmology provides earlier eye care access for patients with newly-diagnosed diabetes.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Subanalysis of Referral to Ophthalmology.Current eye research · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Sensitivity and Specificity of Acuity 360 Telemedicine Vision Screening System.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Alabama Screening and Intervention for Glaucoma and Eye Health through Telemedicine (AL-SIGHT): Baseline Results.American journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Telehealth improves follow-up and monitoring of age-related macular degeneration during the COVID-19 pandemic.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
- A technological approach to "Reaching the Unreached" - Leveraging teleophthalmology services in Rural Gujarat.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Telemedicine in cystic fibrosis.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2021Article
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- Teleretina screening for diabetic retinopathy.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2021Article
- Teleophthalmology and Artificial Intelligence As Game Changers in Ophthalmic Care After the COVID-19 Pandemic.Cureus · 2021Review
- The potential impact of 5G telecommunication technology on ophthalmology.Eye (London, England) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo synthesize high-quality evidence to compare traditional in-person screening and tele-ophthalmology screening.
methodsOnly randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The intervention of interest was any type of tele-ophthalmology, including screening of diseases using remote devices. Studies involved patients receiving care from any trained provider via tele-ophthalmology, compared with those receiving equivalent face-to-face care. A search was executed on the following databases: Medline, EMBASE, EBM Reviews, Global Health, EBSCO-CINAHL, SCOPUS, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, OCLC Papers First, and Web of Science Core Collection. Six outcomes of care for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), or glaucoma were measured and analyzed.
resultsTwo hundred thirty-seven records were assessed at the full-text level; six RCTs fulfilled inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Four studies involved participants with diabetes mellitus, and two studies examined choroidal neovascularization in AMD. Only data of detection of disease and participation in the screening program were used for the meta-analysis. Tele-ophthalmology had a 14% higher odds to detect disease than traditional examination; however, the result was not statistically significant (n = 2,012, odds ratio: 1.14, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.52-2.53, p = 0.74). Meta-analysis results show that odds of having DR screening in the tele-ophthalmology group was 13.15 (95% CI: 8.01-21.61; p < 0.001) compared to the traditional screening program.
conclusionsThe current evidence suggests that tele-ophthalmology for DR and age-related macular degeneration is as effective as in-person examination and potentially increases patient participation in screening.
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