TY - JOUR
T1 - Telemedicine for diabetic retinopathy screening in an urban, insured population using fundus cameras in a primary care office setting
AU - Martinez, Jose Agustin
AU - Parikh, Pooja D.
AU - Wong, Robert W.
AU - Harper, Clio A.
AU - Dooner, James W.
AU - Levitan, Mark
AU - Nixon, Peter A.
AU - Young, Ryan C.
AU - Ghafoori, Shelley Day
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.3928/23258160-20191031-14
DO - 10.3928/23258160-20191031-14
M3 - Article
C2 - 31755978
AN - SCOPUS:85075483872
VL - 50
SP - E274-E277
JO - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
JF - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
SN - 2325-8160
IS - 11
ER -