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Teleophthalmology Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy

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11.6 Conclusion

Implementation of telemedicine systems for diabetic retinopathy surveillance has the potential to significantly increase access to appropriate retinal care. The Telehealth Practice Recommendations for Diabetic Retinopathy provide guidelines for the design and implementation of a diabetic retinopathy telemedicine care program, and form the basis for evaluation of diabetic retinopathy telehealth techniques and technologies. Future studies are still needed to evaluate outcome data to assess the effectiveness or limitations in providing quality eye care with teleophthalmology.

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  1. Wilmer Eye Institute Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Ingrid E. Zimmer-Galler

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  1. Center of Excellence in E-Medicine, University of Western Australia, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, 6009, WA, Australia

    Kanagasingam Yogesan PhD (Professor in Ophthalmology and Director) & Sajeesh Kumar PhD (Professor in Ophthalmology and Director) & 

  2. Telehealth and Medical Informatics, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, 94304, USA

    Leonard Goldschmidt MD, PhD (Medical Director) (Medical Director)

  3. School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-2020, USA

    Jorge Cuadros OD, PhD

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Zimmer-Galler, I.E. (2006). Teleophthalmology Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy. In: Yogesan, K., Kumar, S., Goldschmidt, L., Cuadros, J. (eds) Teleophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33714-8_11

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