The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tele-ophthalmology-Based Retinal Screening.

Marie L R RasmussenLasse J CehofskiJulie DaviesCarsten FaberMads K FalkJakob GrauslundMichael S HansenPearse A KeaneSundaram NatarajanTunde PetoYousif SubhiCharles C WykoffDanson V Muttuvelu

Published in: Ophthalmology and therapy (2024)

During a period of 5 years, 19.1% of the entire population of Denmark underwent retinal screening. This provided an adjunctive health service during a period of severe strain on the public healthcare system, while limiting the number of excessive referrals to the public healthcare system. Temporal trends illustrated an increased pattern of use of a large-scale tele-ophthalmological system.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
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mental health
optic nerve
artificial intelligence
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machine learning
body mass index
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