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Review
. 2018 Feb 18;11(2):314-325.
doi: 10.18240/ijo.2018.02.22. eCollection 2018.

A systematic review of teleophthalmological studies in Europe

Georgios Labiris  1   2 , Eirini-Kanella Panagiotopoulou  2 , Vassilios P Kozobolis  1   2
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Review

A systematic review of teleophthalmological studies in Europe

Georgios Labiris et al. Int J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

A systematic review of the recent literature regarding a series of ocular diseases involved in European telemedicine projects was performed based on the PubMed, Google Scholar and Springer databases in June 2017. Literature review returned 44 eligible studies; among them, emergency ophthalmology, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, age-related macular disease, cataract and retinopathy of prematurity. The majority of studies indicate teleophthalmology as a valid, reliable and cost-efficient method for care-provision in ophthalmology patients which delivers comparable outcomes to the traditional examination methods.

Keywords: Europe; cataract; diabetic retinopathy; glaucoma; telemedicine; teleophthalmology.

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