Retinal Telemedicine.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

An update and overview of the literature on current telemedicine applications in retina.

Recent findings

The application of telemedicine to the field of Ophthalmology and Retina has been growing with advancing technologies in ophthalmic imaging. Retinal telemedicine has been most commonly applied to diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity in adult and pediatric patients respectively. Telemedicine has the potential to alleviate the growing demand for clinical evaluation of retinal diseases. Subsequently, automated image analysis and deep learning systems may facilitate efficient processing of large, increasing numbers of images generated in telemedicine systems. Telemedicine may additionally improve access to education and standardized training t

SUBMITTER: Chee RI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6101043 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature