远程医疗在糖尿病视网膜病变筛查项目中应用的价值及前景

糖尿病视网膜病变(DR)是工作年龄人群中可预防性失明的疾病最常见原因,全球糖尿病人数众多,医疗卫生资源不平衡,患者眼底检查依从性低,DR筛查任务艰巨。远程眼科可通过网络信息技术传输患者医学影像和相关信息至远端医生,增加了偏远地区的糖尿病患者接受及时DR评估的机会。本文应用Wilson和Jungner关于慢性疾病筛查的10个标准评估DR筛查的远程医疗项目,并按照美国远程医疗协会制定的《糖尿病视网膜病变远程医疗实践指南》中筛查项目的临床验证分类,对目前发表的DR远程筛查项目应用研究的概况进行综述分析。

Research advances in telemedicine program for diabetic retinopathy screening

Diabetic retinopathy(DR)remains a major cause of worldwide preventable blindness among working-age adults. DR screening programs are challenged by the rising burden of diabetes, unbalancing distribution of health resources and poor compliance with regular fundus examination. Teleophthalmology provide a viable method for rural remotely diabetic patients evaluated and monitored by the ophthalmologist at far location by exchange of medical data through electronic telecommunications technology. This review apply Wilson and Jungner''s all 10 criteria of screening for chronic diseases to evaluate telemedicine screening program, summarizes and compares telemedicine screening programs according to American Telemedicine Association validation level.