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Retinopathy of prematurity: Understanding and managing the risks of remote retinal imaging

✍ Scribed by Heather Annolino

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
335 KB
Volume
31
Category
Article
ISSN
1074-4797

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Abstract

Remote imaging improves access to care and decreases the necessity for on‐site evaluation by an ophthalmologist. Currently, established criteria do not exist delineating when the use of retinal photography and telemedicine is appropriate, rather than a dilated indirect ophthalmoscopic examination. This article will discuss the risk management strategies that practitioners and healthcare organizations should employ to protect both themselves and patients before adopting this technology.

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