title: Establishing an indigenous tele-eye care service.
abstract: We describe the establishment of a new tele-eye care solution over a Broadband Satellite service, connecting metropolitan-based ophthalmologists to patients with eye conditions in rural and remote Australia. A trial of the service demonstrates the ability of the telehealth system to close the gap in access to eye care services for adult Australians living in under-served rural and remote communities, preventing needless blindness.
authors.forename: Yogesan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanagasingam
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: Janardhan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vignarajan
authors.lastname: Di Xiao
authors.lastname: Ming Zhang
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005123:Eye; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D012424:Rural Population; D017216:Telemedicine