Telemedicine detects eye problems, but doctors must prepare for more patients

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Telemedicine detects eye problems, but doctors must prepare for more patients

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Setting up a telemedicine screening option for patients in primary care clinics can catch many potential eye problems early on. But that sends more patients to eye doctors, who need to be prepared for the influx, according to a new study from the Veterans Health Administration. Researchers at the Atlanta VA Medical Center used two years of medical records to analyze what happened when retinal cameras were placed in primary care clinics to monitor for diabetes-related eye problems. “It’s a very useful way to screen patients who are at a high risk for eye problems, like diabetic patients,” Dr. Mary G. Lynch told Reuters Health.

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