ArticleTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2022
Telemedicine for screening eye disease in the remote Peruvian Amazon: proof-of-concept.
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- The Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Teleophthalmology in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- [Influence of telemedicine on the operation of public hospitals in China].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2024Article
- Telemedicine in Peru: origin, implementation, pandemic escalation, and prospects in the new normal.Oxford open digital health · 2024Article
- Telemedicine for Cornea and External Disease: A Scoping Review of Imaging Devices.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2023Article
- Integrating Telehealth for Strengthening Health Systems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Perspective from Peru.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundImprovements in technology could facilitate task-shifting and ocular disease screening in rural areas.
methodsVisual acuity (VA) was tested using a Ministry of Health 3-m VA card. Anterior segment photographs were taken using a three-dimensional printed cellphone attachment and remotely graded.
resultsOf 326 photographed eyes, 1 was ungradable. Of 123 eyes with non-refractive visual impairment, cataract was identified in 35.8%, pterygium in 41.5%, corneal opacity in 5.7% and phthisis in 2.4%.
conclusionsWhile the cause of visual impairment cannot be determined without a posterior segment examination, the smartphone attachment proved to be easy to use by non-specialist workers and identified anterior segment pathology in most cases.
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