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Teleophthalmology as a Service Delivery Model — An Experience from a Developing Country

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20.5 Conclusion

In view of a developing country’s immense need to deliver quality eye care service, teleophthalmology clearly emerges as an alternate service delivery model, that will ensure accessibility to quality eye care for rural and remote populations. To ensure the successful adaptation of this technology, sustainable and affordable models should be developed. The immediate challenges of costs, security and protocols should be addressed by policy makers to ensure effective adaptability of the technology.

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  1. Aravind Eye Hospitals & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, 1, Anna Nagar, Madurai, 625020, India

    R. Kim & R. D. Thulasiraj

  2. Ophthalmology, Lions Aravind Institute of Community, 72, Kurvikaran Salai, Gandhi Nagar Madurai, 625020, India

    K. M. Sasipriya & R. Vasantha Kumar

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  1. Center of Excellence in E-Medicine, University of Western Australia, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, 6009, WA, Australia

    Kanagasingam Yogesan PhD (Professor in Ophthalmology and Director) & Sajeesh Kumar PhD (Professor in Ophthalmology and Director) & 

  2. Telehealth and Medical Informatics, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, 94304, USA

    Leonard Goldschmidt MD, PhD (Medical Director) (Medical Director)

  3. School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-2020, USA

    Jorge Cuadros OD, PhD

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Kim, R., Thulasiraj, R.D., Sasipriya, K.M., Kumar, R.V. (2006). Teleophthalmology as a Service Delivery Model — An Experience from a Developing Country. In: Yogesan, K., Kumar, S., Goldschmidt, L., Cuadros, J. (eds) Teleophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33714-8_20

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