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The use of telemedicine to support Brazilian primary care physicians in managing eye conditions: The TeleOftalmo Project
To determine whether teleophthalmology can help physicians in assessing and managing eye conditions and to ascertain which clinical conditions can be addressed by teleophthalmology in primary care setting. We evaluated the resolution capacity of TeleOftalmo, strategy implemented in the public health...
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Published in: | PloS one 2020-04, Vol.15 (4), p.e0231034-e0231034 |
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Summary: | To determine whether teleophthalmology can help physicians in assessing and managing eye conditions and to ascertain which clinical conditions can be addressed by teleophthalmology in primary care setting.
We evaluated the resolution capacity of TeleOftalmo, strategy implemented in the public health system of southern Brazil. Resolution capacity was defined as the ability to fully address patients' eye complaints in primary care with remote assistance from ophthalmologists. Data from tele-eye reports were collected over 14 months. Resolution capacity was compared across different age groups and different ocular conditions.
Overall, 8,142 patients had a tele-eye report issued in the study period. Resolution capacity was achieved in 5,748 (70.6%) patients. When stratified into age groups, the lowest capacity was 43.1% among subjects aged ≥65 years, while the highest was 89.7% among subjects aged 13-17 years (p |
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ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0231034 |