Teleophthalmology: improving patient outcomes?
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Teleophthalmology: improving patient outcomes?
Teleophthalmology is gaining importance as an effective eye care delivery modality worldwide. In many developing countries, teleophthalmology is being utilized to provide quality eye care to the underserved urban population and the unserved remote rural population. Over the years, technological innovations have led to improvement in evidence and teleophthalmology has evolved from a research too...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s80487