Results of implementation of the DigiScope for diabetic retinopathy assessment in the primary care environment

Telemedicine Journal and E-health : the Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association
Ingrid Zimmer-Galler, Ran Zeimer

Abstract

Approximately 50% of patients with diabetes in the United States do not undergo recommended ocular evaluations for diabetic retinopathy. The DigiScope (EyeTel Imaging, Inc., Columbia, MD) was developed as a cost-effective and practical telemedicine digital imaging system to screen for diabetic retinopathy in the primary care physician's (PCP) office. The DigiScope has been validated against seven-field stereo color fundus photography for the detection of diabetic retinopathy. This study reports on the implementation of the DigiScope for diabetic retinopathy assessment in the primary care environment. In PCP's offices, patients with diabetes who had not undergone an eye examination in the past year were imaged with the DigiScope. The images were transmitted to a reading center where the need for referral to an ophthalmologist was determined. Nonurgent referral was recommended for patients with diabetic retinopathy greater than a few micro-aneurysms, other ocular pathology, or unreadable images. Referral was deemed "urgent" for patients with sight-threatening disease and evaluation by an ophthalmologist within 72 hours was recommended. Between October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2771 patients with diabetes underwent DigiScope imaging a...Continue Reading

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