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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Background, Definitions, and An Introduction to Ocular Telehealth |
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Introduction to General Telehealth |
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Introduction to Ocular Telehealth |
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The "Real World" Use of Ocular Telehealth |
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4 | (1) |
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2 Comprehensive Eye Telehealth |
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7 | (10) |
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Section I Diabetic Teleretinal Screening: The Foundational Ocular Telehealth Program |
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7 | (1) |
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Diabetic Retinopathy (DR)-The Goal of Population Screening With An Ocular Telehealth Method |
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VA TRI: A Case Study of a Comprehensive Eye Telehealth Program |
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Additional Diseases Suitable for Telehealth Population-Based Screening |
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The Impact of Machine Learning on Population Health Management |
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Summary of Population Health Management Using Ocular Telehealth |
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Section II Comprehensive Eye Telehealth for Complete Ocular Health Assessment |
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11 | (1) |
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Components of a Complete Ocular Health Assessment via Telemedicine |
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Representative Cases for a Comprehensive Ocular Telehealth Assessment |
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14 | (1) |
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3 Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Telehealth |
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History of Oculoplastic Telehealth |
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Current State of Oculoplastics Telehealth |
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Best Practices: Patient Selection and Telehealth Infrastructure |
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20 | (1) |
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Techniques for Oculoplastic Telemedicine Visits |
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23 | (1) |
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Oculoplastics Telehealth: Future Directions |
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24 | (1) |
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4 Cornea, Anterior Segment, and External Disease Telehealth |
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Section I Initial Anterior Segment Telehealth Assessment |
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Section II Anterior Segment Imaging and Examination Modalities |
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Slit Lamp Photography With Smartphone Cameras |
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Slit Lamp Images With Portable Digital Cameras |
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Remote-Controlled Slit Lamp Examination |
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External Photography With Smartphone Cameras |
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External Imaging With Smartphone Camera Attachments |
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External Photography With Digital Cameras |
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Future Anterior Segment Imaging Technology |
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Section III Anterior Segment Structures |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Future Directions of Anterior Segment Telehealth |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (10) |
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Background on Glaucoma and the Need to Expand Access to Care |
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39 | (1) |
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Exam Components of a Tele-Glaucoma Program |
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Visual Acuity and Pupil Assessment |
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Models of Tele-Glaucoma Care |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Long-Term Management/Glaucoma Follow-Up Care |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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Virtual Care in the Setting of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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46 | (1) |
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Artificial Intelligence and Future Directions |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (3) |
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6 Retina, Uveitis, Ocular Oncology Telehealth |
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49 | (12) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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History and Development of Diabetic Screening Programs |
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50 | (1) |
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Diabetic Teleretinal Screening Program Standards and Quality Control |
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51 | (1) |
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Accuracy of Diabetic Teleretinal Screening Programs |
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52 | (1) |
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Effect of Imaging Modality in Diabetic Teleretinal Screening Programs |
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52 | (1) |
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Placement of Diabetic Teleretinal Screening Programs in Primary Care Offices |
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53 | (1) |
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Reaching Rural and Underserved Populations for Diabetic Teleretinal Screening |
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53 | (1) |
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Compliance Rates and Conversion to In-Person Examinations for Diabetic Retinopathy |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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The Role of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) in Tele-Macular Degeneration Management |
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54 | (1) |
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Hypertensive Retinopathy, Myopic Degeneration, and Epiretinal Membranes |
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55 | (1) |
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Virtual Medical Retina Clinics |
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56 | (1) |
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Expansion of Telehealth in Retina Care in the Era of COVID-19 |
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57 | (1) |
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Future Directions of Telehealth in Retina Care |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (4) |
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7 Pediatric Ocular Telehealth |
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61 | (12) |
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61 | (1) |
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Patient-to-Provider Telehealth |
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61 | (1) |
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Synchronous Telehealth Visit Structure |
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61 | (2) |
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Synchronous Telehealth Visit Types |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Diagnoses Amenable to a Synchronous Telehealth Encounter |
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65 | (1) |
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Evidence for Efficacy of Care Delivery and for Patient Satisfaction |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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Provider-to-Provider Telehealth |
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68 | (1) |
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Synchronous Non-ophthalmic Provider-to-Ophthalmic Provider Telehealth |
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68 | (1) |
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Asynchronous Non-ophthalmic Provider-to-Ophthalmic Provider Telehealth Visits |
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68 | (1) |
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Synchronous and Asynchronous Ophthalmic Provider-to-Ophthalmic Provider Telehealth Visits |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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8 Tele-Neuro-Ophthalmology |
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73 | (12) |
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73 | (1) |
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The Case for Tele-Neuro-Ophthalmology |
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73 | (2) |
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Models of Tele-Neuro-Ophthalmology |
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75 | (1) |
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Combined Synchronous and Asynchronous Care |
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75 | (1) |
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Interprofessional Consultation (also Called E-Consult) |
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75 | (1) |
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Remote Interpretation of Data |
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75 | (1) |
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Other Available Modalities |
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75 | (1) |
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Selecting the Appropriate Type of Telemedicine Visit |
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76 | (1) |
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When to Consider a Video Visit |
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76 | (1) |
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When to Consider Phone Visits |
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76 | (1) |
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When to Consider Online Portal Communication |
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76 | (1) |
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When to Consider an Interprofessional Consultation (E-Consult) |
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76 | (1) |
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Implementation Strategies for Tele-Neuro-Ophthalmology |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (1) |
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Case Examples of Telehealth in Neuro-Ophthalmology |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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9 Low Vision Ocular Rehabilitation Telehealth |
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Description and Background |
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85 | (2) |
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Consequences of Low Vision and Access for Low Vision Rehabilitation Services |
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87 | (1) |
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The Low Vision and Ocular Rehabilitation Telehealth Model: Index Case Example |
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87 | (1) |
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Planning and Set up of Clinic-Based Synchronous Telehealth |
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88 | (1) |
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Referrals and Patient Recruitment |
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88 | (1) |
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Modifications for Low Vision Synchronous Home-Based Telehealth |
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89 | (2) |
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Low Vision and Ocular Rehabilitation Telehealth Billing |
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91 | (1) |
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Conclusions and Lessons Learned |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (2) |
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10 Highlight on International Ocular Telehealth Programs in China and India |
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Section I China - JianJun Li, MD PhD |
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95 | (1) |
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Introduction to the Current Situation of Ocular Telehealth in China |
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95 | (1) |
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Types of Ocular Telehealth Services Offered in China |
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96 | (1) |
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Part 1 Tele-Eye Spoken and Written Consultation |
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96 | (1) |
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Part 2 Tele-Ophthalmic Image Screening |
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96 | (6) |
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Part 3 Tele-Ophthalmic Video Consultation |
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102 | (2) |
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Part 4 Tele-Ophthalmic Image Archiving |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (1) |
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Section II India -- The Vision Center Model of Telemedicine at Aravind Eye Care System |
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108 | (1) |
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Introduction and Background |
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108 | (3) |
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The AECS Model of Primary Eye Care Through Vision Centers--A Hybrid Telehealth Model |
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How Do VCs Work to Provide PEC? |
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111 | (2) |
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What Type of Technology Is Used at a VC? |
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113 | (1) |
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Use of Low-Cost Imaging Devices in PEC |
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113 | (1) |
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Deployment of Artificial Intelligence |
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113 | (1) |
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Technology and Patient Care |
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113 | (1) |
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Patient Satisfaction and Quality Assurance-Clinical and Non-Clinical Audits |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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General Benefits of VCs and Tele-ophthalmology in Eye Care Service Delivery |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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References for Section II |
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114 | (3) |
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11 Ocular In-Home Monitoring Devices |
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117 | (1) |
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Specific Home Monitoring Devices |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Sensimed Triggerfish Contact Lens |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (4) |
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12 Principles of Ocular Telehealth Implementation |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Identifying Key Stakeholders |
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127 | (1) |
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Meeting With Stakeholders |
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128 | (1) |
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Applying Implementation Science |
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128 | (1) |
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Key Stakeholder Perspectives |
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129 | (5) |
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Strategies to Increase Clinical Stakeholder Engagement |
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134 | (4) |
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138 | (1) |
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Engagement With External Organizations |
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139 | (1) |
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Summary of Stakeholder Engagement |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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Clinic Administrators and Information Technology (IT) Staff |
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139 | (1) |
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Referring Providers and Clinical Staff |
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140 | (1) |
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Imaging Staff/Telehealth Presenter or Facilitator |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Summary of Training Personnel |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (3) |
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13 Technology Considerations for Implementing an Eye Telehealth Program |
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Section I Technology Considerations-- Bandwidth, Information Security, Technology Support |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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Important IT Infrastructure Considerations |
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146 | (1) |
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Technology Needs Assessment |
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146 | (1) |
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Clinical Needs and the Development of a Reading Worklist |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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Section II Ocular Telehealth Equipment for Non-Posterior Segment Examination-- Vision, Refraction, Pupils, IOP, and Functional Testing |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Wavefront Aberrometry Technology and Handheld Autorefractors |
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150 | (2) |
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Phoropters, Algorithms, and Refraction Suites |
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152 | (2) |
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Other Ocular Measurements: Pupils/APD, IOP, Pachymetry |
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154 | (1) |
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Pupils, RAPD, and Oculomotor Testing |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (4) |
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Anterior Segment Examination |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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Section III Ocular Telehealth Equipment for Posterior Segment Examination--Fundus |
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Photography and Optical Coherence Tomography |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Traditional tabletop fundus camera |
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160 | (1) |
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Automated tabletop nonmydriatic fundus camera |
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161 | (1) |
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Ultra-widefield fundus imaging |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (1) |
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Smartphone-based fundus cameras |
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165 | (2) |
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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Combination OCT/Fundus Camera |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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14 Billing, Coding, and Reimbursement in Eye Telehealth Programs |
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Introduction to Billing and Coding |
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175 | (1) |
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Billing and Coding Specifically for Ocular Telehealth |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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Asynchronous Telehealth Aka Store and Forward (e.g., Diabetic Teleretinal Screening) |
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177 | (2) |
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Asynchronous Telehealth--Provider Coding |
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179 | (1) |
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For a Non-consult Encounter |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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Modifications Using HCPCS Codes |
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182 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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15 Ethical and Legal Considerations in Eye Telehealth Programs |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Section I Ethics in Telemedicine |
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186 | (1) |
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The Stance of the American Medical Association, American Optometric Association, and American Academy of Ophthalmology |
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186 | (1) |
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Section II Legal Considerations |
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186 | (1) |
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Basics of Telehealth and Licensing--State Licensing |
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186 | (5) |
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Exceptions to The State Licensing Requirement |
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191 | (1) |
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Health Professional Compacts--Expediting the Out-of-state Licensing Process |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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Coverage and Payment: State Level |
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193 | (1) |
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Coverage and Payment: Federal Level |
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194 | (1) |
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Hospital Telehealth Credentialing |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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Patient-Provider Relationship |
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195 | (1) |
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Prescribing Online Via Telemedicine for Ophthalmologists |
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196 | (1) |
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Prescribing Online Via Telemedicine for Optometrists--Pharmaceuticals and Corrective Lenses |
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196 | (1) |
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Telemedicine Tort Liability--Entering a New Legal Frontier |
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196 | (1) |
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Telemedicine malpractice insurance |
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197 | (1) |
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Mitigating telemedicine tort liability risk |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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16 Monitoring Quality and Improving Services in Ocular Telehealth Programs |
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199 | (8) |
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Introduction to Quality Assurance and Program Improvement |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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Case Study: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programs |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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Performance Improvement and Stakeholder Satisfaction |
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203 | (1) |
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Other Quality Metrics to Consider for an Ocular Telehealth Program |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (3) |
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17 Acute Ocular Triage Telehealth |
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207 | (6) |
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207 | (1) |
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Considerations for Acute Ocular Triage Telehealth Programs |
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207 | (1) |
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Assessment of Need-- The Scope of the |
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207 | (1) |
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What Are the Goals of an Acute Ocular Triage Program? |
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208 | (1) |
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What Type of Telehealth Modalities Should Be Used and What Type of Equipment Should Be Chosen? |
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208 | (2) |
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Implementation, Training, Billing and Coding Considerations |
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210 | (1) |
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Current Use Cases of Ocular Telehealth Triage |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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18 The Role of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (Al) in Ocular Telehealth |
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213 | (20) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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Machine Learning Categories |
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213 | (1) |
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Artificial Neural Networks |
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214 | (1) |
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Introduction Through Logistic Regression |
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214 | (3) |
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Neural Networks and Modeling Nonlinear Relationships Within Data |
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217 | (1) |
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Deep Learning and Convolutional Neural Networks |
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218 | (3) |
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Deep Learning in Ophthalmology |
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221 | (1) |
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Deep Learning in Retinal Imaging |
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221 | (2) |
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Application ofAl in Other Ophthalmic Subspecialties |
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223 | (4) |
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Applications of Al and Big Data in Ocular Telehealth |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (5) |
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19 Education of Future Providers on Ocular Telehealth and Integration of Telehealth Into Future Practice |
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233 | (7) |
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233 | (1) |
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Section I Teaching Medical Students, Optometry Students, or Allied Health Students |
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234 | (1) |
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Group A: Initial Exposure to Eye Care |
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234 | (2) |
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Case Example: Technology-based Eye Care Services (TECS) 3rd Year Medical Student Virtual Reading Session(s) |
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236 | (1) |
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Group B. Students Who are Interested in Pursuing a Career in Ophthalmology or Optometry |
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236 | (1) |
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Case Example: TECS 4th Year Medical Student Rotation |
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236 | (1) |
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Section II Ophthalmology Residents |
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236 | (1) |
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Section III Residents From Other Medical Specialties |
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237 | (1) |
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Case Example: TECS Session for Primary Care Providers |
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237 | (1) |
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Section IV Attending Ophthalmologists or Optometrists |
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238 | (1) |
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Case Example: TECS Reader Certification Course |
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238 | (1) |
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Quality Assessment and Improvement in Ocular Telehealth Education |
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239 | (1) |
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Increasing Adoption and Buy-in For Ocular Telehealth Through Education |
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240 | (1) |
Conclusion |
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240 | (1) |
References |
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