Telemedicine for diabetic retinopathy screening in an urban, insured population using fundus cameras in a primary care office setting

Jose Agustin Martinez, Pooja D. Parikh, Robert W. Wong, Clio A. Harper, James W. Dooner, Mark Levitan, Peter A. Nixon, Ryan C. Young, Shelley Day Ghafoori

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This study examines the rate of adherence to recommended ophthalmology follow-up after primary care-based telemedicine diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective observational study of 5,764 insured diabetic patients undergoing telemedicine DR screening between May 2015 and April 2017 in an urban primary care setting. Patients underwent non-mydriatic fundus photography for telemedicine DR screening. The main outcome measure was the “capture rate.” RESULTS: Of the patients studied, 31.7% were found to have any retinal pathology, and 20% were found to have DR. In the 11.8% percent of patients with sight-threatening retinopathy who were recommended to have a retinal examination, the capture rate was 81.9%. CONCLUSION: The authors' study demonstrated higher capture rate than has been previously reported, indicating that telemedicine DR screening in an urban, insured population may be a useful method for triaging high-risk patients without losing patients to follow-up.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E274-E277
JournalOphthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
Volume50
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2019
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Ophthalmology

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