Video Conferencing in the Intravitreal
Injection Clinic in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Saedon, Habiba; Gould, Gemma; Begum, Minara; Aslam, Tariq

doi:10.1007/s40123-020-00262-w

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“…A 2020 systematic review found that virtual clinics improved the provision of healthcare and reduced the transmission of the virus during the outbreak [10]. Studies found a mixed patient response to pandemic telehealth measures [11][12][13] but found robust evidence concerning safety in light of the pandemic [14][15][16].…”

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Safety Evaluation of an Expedited Omalizumab Home Self-Administration Pathway

Hussain¹,

Devlin²

2021

Cureus

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Safety Evaluation of an Expedited Omalizumab Home Self-Administration Pathway

Hussain¹,

Devlin²

2021

Cureus

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“…Although this study was carried out in 2019, telemedicine programs in ophthalmology have further developed and become increasingly utilized globally during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. [16][17][18] Eye care centers have made efforts to reduce unnecessary eye care visits to enable adherence to social distancing guidelines, particularly for elderly and highrisk patients in clinic. 19 Given the advantages of telemedicine, remote eye care delivery will likely continue to some degree even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.…”

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Implementation of Teleretinal Screening Using Optical Coherence Tomography in the Veterans Health Administration

Ashrafzadeh

Gundlach

Tsui

2021

Telemedicine and e-Health

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Background: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has an existing teleretinal screening program that uses nonmydriatic fundus photography to screen for diabetic retinopathy in primary care clinics. Concurrently, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become a routine screening modality in eye clinics for the diagnosis and management of retinal diseases. Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the first year of a pilot tele-OCT program that used existing resources within the VHA. Without the tele-OCT program, all patients would have been referred to retina clinic for an in-person evaluation. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective chart review study of patients evaluated by a retina specialist through asynchronous tele-OCT evaluation in 2019. Electronic medical records were used to assess patients' demographic and clinical characteristics, tele-OCT consult results, and patient adherence to tele-OCT follow-up plans. Results: There were 158 tele-OCT consults originating from optometry and nonretinal ophthalmology clinics in 2019. After tele-OCT evaluation, 113 (71.5%) patients were recommended to be monitored in their originating eye clinic, 27 (17.1%) were referred to intravitreal injection clinic, and 12 (7.6%) were referred to retina clinic for in-person evaluation. Patient adherence to tele-OCT follow-up plans was 76.4%. Patients with decreased central vision (p = 0.007) and patients referred to intravitreal injection clinic (p = 0.043) were most adherent to follow-up.Discussion: The tele-OCT program reduced unnecessary inperson clinic visits and enabled more retina clinic availability. Follow-up adherence was greatest among symptomatic patients and those requiring treatment. Conclusions: Tele-OCT can extend tertiary care resources and improve patient care in a large multidisciplinary eye care practice.

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“…Nevertheless, based on a preliminary literature review (search terms and results described in online supplemental appendix A ), since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a handful of countries (eg, USA, UK, India, Hong Kong, Singapore) 14–18 had reported adoption of teleconsultations in ophthalmology thus far. These currently reported adoptions were mainly limited to subspecialties of medical retina, 17 neuro-ophthalmology 19 20 and paediatric ophthalmology. 21 This further highlights the need to fuel wider implementation of telemedicine and digital health models for ophthalmology in the current climate of COVID-19.…”

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New digital models of care in ophthalmology, during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19 has led to massive disruptions in societal, economic and healthcare systems globally. While COVID-19 has sparked a surge and expansion of new digital business models in different industries, healthcare has been slower to adapt to digital solutions. The majority of ophthalmology clinical practices are still operating through a traditional model of ‘brick-and-mortar’ facilities and ‘face-to-face’ patient–physician interaction. In the current climate of COVID-19, there is a need to fuel implementation of digital health models for ophthalmology. In this article, we highlight the current limitations in traditional clinical models as we confront COVID-19, review the current lack of digital initiatives in ophthalmology sphere despite the presence of COVID-19, propose new digital models of care for ophthalmology and discuss potential barriers that need to be considered for sustainable transformation to take place.

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Video Conferencing in the Intravitreal Injection Clinic in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Safety Evaluation of an Expedited Omalizumab Home Self-Administration Pathway

Safety Evaluation of an Expedited Omalizumab Home Self-Administration Pathway

Implementation of Teleretinal Screening Using Optical Coherence Tomography in the Veterans Health Administration

New digital models of care in ophthalmology, during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

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