title: Telemedicine in ophthalmology.
abstract: Comprehensive telemedicine promises a world of medicine freed of geographic borders, time zones, and personnel shortages. It could open the door to more accessible medical delivery systems and economical widespread screening for disease. No region of the world would be too remote or too poor to receive high quality medical care. This article traces the development and current applications and initiatives in the field of telemedicine as applied to ophthalmology in the wider sense. Uses for clinical diagnosis and management, screening, research, education and peer interaction are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Wirral Hospital NHS Trust, Merseyside, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagpal
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D020375:Education, Distance; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009885:Ophthalmology; D019114:Remote Consultation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*