OCT and IOP findings in a healthy worker cohort: results from a teleophthalmic study in occupational medicine.

Elisabeth GrauF HornU NixdorffG Michelson

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2019)

Using a telemedical approach, we collected epidemiological information about prevalence of eye diseases in the working-age population. Virtual eye clinics in occupational preventive medicine are a useful method to improve sight and reduce vision loss of workers by reducing travel time and inconvenience associated with an in-person appointment with an ophthalmologist.

Keyphrases

primary care
risk factors
diabetic retinopathy
health information
social media
optic nerve