Review of economic evaluations of teleophthalmology as a screening strategy for chronic eye disease in adults.
CONCLUSIONS: This economic review provides supportive evidence of cost-effectiveness of teleophthalmology for DR and glaucoma screening potentially increasing screening accessibility especially for rural and remote populations. Special selection of the targeted screening population will optimise the cost-effectiveness of teleophthalmology.
PMID: 29680803 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Sharafeldin N, Kawaguchi A, Sundaram A, Campbell S, Rudnisky C, Weis E, Tennant MTS, Damji KF Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: research
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