Implementation and Evaluation of a Mobile Retinal Image Acquisition System for Screening Diabetic Retinopathy: Study Protocol

Screening diabetic retinopathy, a major cause of blindness, is time-consuming for ophthalmologists and has some constrains in achieving full coverage attendance. The handheld fundus camera EyeFundusScope was recently developed to expand the scale screening, drawing on images acquired primary care telescreening made by or computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) system. This study aims assess diagnostic accuracy interpretation captured using perform its technical evaluation, including image quality, functionality, usability, acceptance real-world clinical setting. Physicians nurses without training ophthalmology will use take pictures retinas patients with diabetes be classified presence absence retinopathy quality panel ophthalmologists. A subgroup also examined reference standard tabletop camera. results provided CADx system taken compared against ophthalmologists’ analysis Diagnostic measures 95% confidence intervals (CIs) calculated positive negative test results. Proportion each category presented. Usability presented qualitatively.