Medical and legal aspects of telemedicine in ophthalmology.

Gianfranco Gioia, Mauro Salducci

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Review in Romanian journal of ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

Social Media and Telemedicine in Ophthalmology: Misinformation, Patient Perception, and the Evolving Digital Patient.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026
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Digital Online Patient Informed Consent for Anesthesia before Elective Surgery-Recent Practice in Europe.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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Examining the Role of Telemedicine in Diabetic Retinopathy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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A new digital model for the Italian Integrated Home Care: strengths, barriers, and future implications.Frontiers in public health · 2023
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The Prevalence of Teleophthalmology in the Piedmont Region of Italy: Current Situation and Future Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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Applications and Current Medico-Legal Challenges of Telemedicine in Ophthalmology.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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Patient Perception When Transitioning from Classic to Remote Assisted Cardiac Rehabilitation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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Tele-health in pediatric ophthalmology: Promises and pitfalls.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021
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Enabling teleophthalmology during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Province of Trento, Italy: Design and implementation of a mHealth solution.PloS one · 2021
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Teleophthalmology Service: Organization, Management, Actual Current Applications, and Future Prospects.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2021
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Open-care telemedicine in ophthalmology during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot study.Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia · 2020
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Telemedicine in ophthalmology in view of the emerging COVID-19 outbreak.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2020
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Teledermatology during COVID-19 pandemic: Ethical and legal considerations about the principles of treatment prescription and privacy.Dermatologic therapy · 2020
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Retrospective study on the incidence ofRomanian journal of ophthalmology
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The pathogenesis of cataract in professional workers exposed to solar radiation in marine environment.Romanian journal of ophthalmology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Gianfranco GioiaFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Sense Organs, Master in Medical Legal Ophthalmology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Mauro SalducciFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Sense Organs, Master in Medical Legal Ophthalmology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telemedicine provides adequate medical assistance for physically distant patients by using the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Telemedicine includes techniques and tools for health monitoring and care implemented through systems providing rapid access to both specialists and patients. Telemedicine may link human and economic resources. Telemedicine may facilitate the access of patients to specialized healthcare in places lacking qualified personnel or in remote or difficult access areas thus reducing long waiting lists and high costs for the health systems. Telemedicine projects between different countries are developing, but ethical and legal issues are emerging. This article refers to telemedicine as a broad concept of distance medicine. The main purpose will be the medical-legal aspects. We will also describe the telemedicine in ophthalmology and the main issues raised by its implementation.

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Delivery of Health CareHumansOphthalmologyTelemedicinedata protectionethicsophthalmologytelemedicine

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PMID31687620

PMCPMC6820487

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