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Study finds telemedicine as accurate as eye exam for ROP
In a study of 281 infants, US researchers report no difference between in-person and remote examination when diagnosing retinopathy of prematurity
15 April 2018
A US study supports the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
In a study of 281 babies from seven medical centres at risk of the condition, researchers found that making a diagnosis on the basis of a wide-angle telemedicine image was as accurate as an in-person eye examination.
“This study demonstrates that binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy and telemedicine using remote review of dilated ophthalmoscopic imaging possess similar sensitivity for detecting type 2 or worse ROP,” the authors explained.
Researchers note that while there was no difference between the two methods in detecting clinically significant ROP, in-person eye examinations were found to be slightly better at diagnosing later stages of the condition.
The study is published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
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