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Access to subspecialty eye care is a challenge in Nepal, given the lack of subspecialists in rural areas, the mountainous terrain, and lack of infrastructure. The use of telemedicine was tested at two different sites in rural Nepal in 2008. Photos of fundus pathology were taken, uploaded to an Internet server, and evaluated by subspecialists in Kathmandu and the USA. Even though telemedicine seems to be a good fit for rural Nepal, major obstacles including power supply, Internet connection, and technical support have to be overcome before telemedicine could be implemented for routine use.
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Ulrich, J.N. (2012). First Experience with Teleophthalmology in Rural Nepal. In: Yogesan, K., Goldschmidt, L., Cuadros, J. (eds) Digital Teleretinal Screening. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25810-7_14
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