Telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy: Access to rural India
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a growing concern in India. The first step in management of DR is timely screening. With 10% prevalence in rural India, 11 million people are likely to have DR by the year 2030. With limited resources and skilled manpower, it will not be possible to have routine eye exam...
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doaj-d1f9ee6f9f164c25ba6058f75c82bf0d2020-11-24T23:12:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892016-01-01641848610.4103/0301-4738.178151Telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy: Access to rural IndiaTaraprasad DasRajeev Reddy PappuruDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is a growing concern in India. The first step in management of DR is timely screening. With 10% prevalence in rural India, 11 million people are likely to have DR by the year 2030. With limited resources and skilled manpower, it will not be possible to have routine eye examination to identify and treat these patients on a regular basis. Telemedicine is a possible answer in these situations where patients could be remotely screened and appropriately advised. With the advent of several technological advances such as low cost hand-held nonmydriatic camera, increased capabilities of the smartphones to take external eye and retinal photographs coupled with improving broadband connectivity; teleophthalmology in the management of DR could be a reality in the not too distant future.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=1;spage=84;epage=86;aulast=DasDiabetic retinopathyIndiaruralscreeningtelemedicine |
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Telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy: Access to rural India |
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Telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy: Access to rural India |
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Telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy: Access to rural India |
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Telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy: Access to rural India |
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Telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy: Access to rural India |
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telemedicine in diabetic retinopathy: access to rural india |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
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0301-4738 1998-3689 |
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a growing concern in India. The first step in management of DR is timely screening. With 10% prevalence in rural India, 11 million people are likely to have DR by the year 2030. With limited resources and skilled manpower, it will not be possible to have routine eye examination to identify and treat these patients on a regular basis. Telemedicine is a possible answer in these situations where patients could be remotely screened and appropriately advised. With the advent of several technological advances such as low cost hand-held nonmydriatic camera, increased capabilities of the smartphones to take external eye and retinal photographs coupled with improving broadband connectivity; teleophthalmology in the management of DR could be a reality in the not too distant future. |
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Diabetic retinopathy India rural screening telemedicine |
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