Smartphones, tele-ophthalmology, and VISION 2020.

摘要: Telemedicine is an emerging field in recent medical achievements with rapid development. The "smartphone" availability has increased both developed and developing countries even among people rural remotes areas. Tele-based services can be used for screening ophthalmic diseases also monitoring patients known diseases. Electronic ophthalmologic records of the including captured images by smartphones from anterior posterior segments eye will evaluated ophthalmologists, if require further evaluations, they referred to experts relevant field. Eye such as cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy prematurity are most common causes blindness many beneficial use teleophthalmology a good way achieve aim VISION 2020 all over world. Numerous studies have shown that similar conventional care system clinical outcomes provides more patient satisfaction it saves time cost. This review explains how helps improve through smartphones.