Journal article
Ophthalmic image acquired by ophthalmologists and by allied health personnel as part of a telemedicine strategy: a comparative study of image quality
Abstract
ObjectivesThis study evaluates the quality of ophthalmic images acquired by a nurse technician trained in teleophthalmology as compared with images acquired by an ophthalmologist, in order to provide a better understanding of the workforce necessary to operate remote care programs.MethodsA cross-sectional study was performed on 2044 images obtained from 118 participants of the TeleOftalmo project, in Brazil. Fundus and slit-lamp photography …
Authors
de Araujo AL; Rados DRV; Szortyka AD; Falavigna M; Moreira TDC; Hauser L; Gross PB; Lorentz AL; Maturro L; Cabral F
Journal
Eye, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 1398–1404
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
5 2021
DOI
10.1038/s41433-020-1035-5
ISSN
0950-222X