4 Topic Commentaries

Remote Optometry Delivers, But Challenges Remain

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  Fasika A. Woreta, MD, MPH

  Cornea and External Diseases; Eye Trauma

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  Johns Hopkins Medicine

  I was able to obtain a history and look at an external image of the eye in real time.

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  Kathleen B. Digre, MD

  Neuro-ophthalmology

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  University of Utah, John A. Moran Eye Center

  There have been and will be times when I do absolutely need to see a patient in person.

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  David Myung, MD, PhD

  Ophthalmology (Tele-ophthalmology, Retina)

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  Stanford University School of Medicine, Byers Eye Institute

  Plus, patients get to see their exam results immediately, and can then prioritize the in-person appointments they absolutely should attend while still receiving the care they need.

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  Rajeev S. Ramchandran, MD, MBA

  Retina; Teleophthalmology

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  University of Rochester

  Even with the use of teleophthalmology, a person still needs to see the eye doctor for a full eye exam, but maybe every 3 years or longer if their diabetes is well controlled and they do not have retinopathy or other eye diseases such as cataracts or glaucoma on a teleophthalmology exam.

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