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      Image quality and diagnostic accuracy of a handheld nonmydriatic fundus camera: Feasibility of a telemedical approach in screening retinal diseases

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          Background:

          A suitable fundus camera for telemedicine screening can expand the scale of eye care service. The purpose of this study was to compare a handheld nonmydriatic digital fundus camera and a conventional mydriatic fundus camera according to the image quality of their photographs and usability of those photographs to accurately diagnose various retinal diseases.

          Methods:

          A handheld nonmydriatic fundus camera and conventional fundus camera were used to take fundus photographs of outpatients at an ophthalmic clinic before and after pupillary dilation. Image quality and diagnostic agreement of the photos were graded by two masked and experienced retinal specialists.

          Results:

          A total of 867 photographs of 393 eyes of 200 patients were collected. Approximately 80% of photos taken under nonmydriasis status using the handheld nonmydriatic fundus camera had good (55.7%) or excellent (22.7%) image quality. The overall agreement of diagnoses between the doctors was more than 90%. When the handheld nonmydriatic fundus camera was used after mydriasis, the proportion of images with good (45%) or excellent (49.7%) quality reached 94.7% and diagnostic agreement was 93.4%. Lens opacity was associated with the quality of images obtained using the handheld camera ( p = 0.041), and diagnosis disagreement for handheld camera images was associated with preexisting diabetes diagnosis ( p = 0.009). Approximately 40% of patients expressed preference for use of the handheld nonmydriatic camera.

          Conclusion:

          This study demonstrated the effectiveness of the handheld nonmydriatic fundus camera in clinical practice and its feasibility for telemedicine screening of retinal diseases.

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          Single-field fundus photography for diabetic retinopathy screening: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

          George Williams, Ingrid Scott, Julia A Haller … (2004)
          To evaluate whether single-field fundus photography can be used as a screening tool to identify diabetic retinopathy for referral for further ophthalmic care. A MEDLINE search of the peer-reviewed literature was conducted in June 2001 for the years 1968 to 2001 and updated in September 2003, yielding 145 articles. The search was limited to articles published in English. The Cochrane Library of clinical trials was also investigated. The authors reviewed the abstracts of these articles and selected 63 of possible clinical relevance for review by the panel. Of these 63 articles, the panel selected 32 for the panel methodologist to review and rate according to the strength of evidence. Three of the 32 articles reviewed were classified as level I evidence, and 4 were classified as level II evidence. Evidence from level I studies demonstrates that as a tool to detect vision-threatening retinopathy, single-field fundus photography interpreted by trained readers has sensitivity ranging from 61% to 90% and specificity ranging from 85% to 97% when compared with the gold standard reference of stereophotographs of 7 standard fields. When compared with dilated ophthalmoscopy by an ophthalmologist, single-field fundus photography has sensitivity ranging from 38% to 100% and specificity ranging from 75% to 100%. Single-field fundus photography is not a substitute for a comprehensive ophthalmic examination, but there is level I evidence that it can serve as a screening tool for diabetic retinopathy to identify patients with retinopathy for referral for ophthalmic evaluation and management. The advantages of single-field fundus photography interpreted by trained readers are ease of use (only one photograph is required), convenience, and ability to detect retinopathy. Further studies will be required to assess the implementation of single-field photography-based programs to confirm the clinical and cost-effectiveness of these techniques in improving population visual outcomes. Future research also should include establishing standardized protocols and satisfactory performance standards for diabetic retinopathy screening programs.
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            Models of care in tele-ophthalmology: A scoping review

            Liam Caffery, Monica Taylor, Glen Gole … (2019)
            The objective of this review was to identify and describe telehealth models of care for ophthalmic services. We conducted a scoping review of the literature to identify how ophthalmic care can be delivered by telehealth. We searched the PubMed database to identify relevant articles which were screened based on pre-defined inclusion criteria. For included articles, data were extracted, categorised and analysed. Synthesis of findings was performed narratively. The scoping review included 78 articles describing 62 discrete tele-ophthalmic models of care. Tele-ophthalmic models of care can be used for consultative service, screening, triage and remote supervision. The majority of services were for general eye care and triage ( n = 17; 26%) or emergency services ( n = 8; 12%). The most common conditions for disease-specific models of care were diabetic retinopathy ( n = 14; 21%), and glaucoma ( n = 8; 12%). Most models of care involved local clinicians capturing images and transmitting them to an ophthalmologist for assessment. This scoping review demonstrated tele-ophthalmology to be feasible for consultation, screening, triage and remote supervision applications across a broad range of ophthalmic conditions. A large number of models of care have been identified and described in this review. Considerable collaboration between patient-end clinicians and substantial infrastructure is typically required for tele-ophthalmology.
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              The Effectiveness of Teleglaucoma versus In-Patient Examination for Glaucoma Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

              Sera-Melisa Thomas, Maya Jeyaraman, William Hodge … (2014)
              Background Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible visual impairment in the world affecting 60.5 million people worldwide in 2010, which is expected to increase to approximately 79.6 million by 2020. Therefore, glaucoma screening is important to detect, diagnose, and treat patients at the earlier stages to prevent disease progression and vision loss. Teleglaucoma uses stereoscopic digital imaging to take ocular images, which are transmitted electronically to an ocular specialist. The purpose is to synthesize literature to evaluate teleglaucoma, its diagnostic accuracy, healthcare system benefits, and cost-effectiveness. Methods A systematic search was conducted to help locate published and unpublished studies. Studies which evaluate teleglaucoma as a screening device for glaucoma were included. A meta-analysis was conducted to provide estimates of diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic odds ratio, and the relative percentage of glaucoma cases detected. The improvements to healthcare service quality and cost data were assessed. Results Of 11237 studies reviewed, 45 were included. Our results indicated that, teleglaucoma is more specific and less sensitive than in-person examination. The pooled estimates of sensitivity was 0.832 [95% CI 0.770, 0.881] and specificity was 0.790 [95% CI 0.668, 0.876]. The relative odds of a positive screen test in glaucoma cases are 18.7 times more likely than a negative screen test in a non-glaucoma cases. Additionally, the mean cost for every case of glaucoma detected was $1098.67 US and of teleglaucoma per patient screened was $922.77 US. Conclusion Teleglaucoma can accurately discriminate between screen test results with greater odds for positive cases. It detects more cases of glaucoma than in-person examination. Both patients and the healthcare systems benefit from early detection, reduction in wait and travel times, increased specialist referral rates, and cost savings. Teleglaucoma is an effective screening tool for glaucoma specifically for remote and under-services communities.
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Chin Med Assoc
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Chin Med Assoc
                Journal ID (publisher-id): CA9
                Title: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
                Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Hagerstown, MD )
                ISSN (Print): 1726-4901
                ISSN (Electronic): 1728-7731
                Publication date (Electronic): 01 October 2020
                Publication date (Print): October 2020
                Volume: 83
                Issue: 10
                Pages: 962-966
                Affiliations
                [a ]Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
                [b ]Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
                [c ]Medimaging Integrated Solution Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
                [d ]School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
                Author notes
                [* ]Address correspondence. Dr. Shih-Jen Chen, Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shi-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, ROC. E-mail address: sjchen@ 123456vghtpe.gov (S.-J. Chen).
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                Accession ID: 00016
                DOI: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000382
                PMC ID: 7526587
                PubMed ID: 32649414
                SO-VID: c1b9a5c7-51ad-45a1-a22f-2468c1706d47
                Copyright © Copyright © 2020, the Chinese Medical Association.
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                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

                History
                Date received : 5 March 2020
                Date accepted : 6 April 2020
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                Keywords: handheld nonmydriatic fundus camera,retinal diseases,telemedicine
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