Telehealth
Visual Impairment Makes Digital Healthcare Access Less Likely
This was observed among older adults, undermining some of the benefits of virtual care resources.
04/08/2024
Image-based Telehealth Effective for Benign Eyelid Lesion Diagnosis
The first-year safety and efficacy data of an asynchronous system during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a possible way to reduce patient waiting times.
05/26/2023
Socioeconomic Hardships Contribute to Missed Telemedicine Appointments
Study highlights the challenge digital transformation faces when some of the patients in most need of care have difficulty obtaining high-speed internet access, among other setbacks.
05/25/2023
Online Post-op Cataract Evaluation Tool Shows Promise, Needs Refinement
Most patients were pleased with the web-based test, but many still wished to see an ECP.
04/06/2023
Pandemic Did Little to Boost Telehealth Uptake in Ophthalmology
Study finds the need for in-person assessment limited its viability; however, asynchronous testing was associated with a change in management for 25% of encounters during the period.
12/05/2022
Home OCT Assessment of nAMD Comparable with Manual Grading
A prototype was able to accurately segment all types of retinal fluid in a cohort of patients receiving anti-VEGF.
11/28/2022
Telemedicine: What We’ve Learned and What’s to Come
Reflecting on the present and preparing for the future of virtual eye care.
09/15/2022
Eye Test App Shows Fairly Accurate Results
Study shows results comparable to the Rosenbaum card and suggests it’s suitable for telemedicine use.
06/17/2022
Photocoagulation Use for ROP Still Mainstay Treatment
A second study also found that telemedicine screening was the most popular for patients with this condition.
06/16/2022
Study Confirms Validity of At-Home Visual Acuity Tests
These findings have important implications for rural eye care and other under-resourced areas.
04/11/2022
Upcoming Events
May 2, 2024
Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Kamran Riaz, MD, and Melissa Barnett, OD
Webinar: 7:00pm ET
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
May 17-19, 2024
June 4, 2024
Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, and Jessica Steen, OD
Webinar: 8:00pm ET
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
