職醫與工衛所CHEN, LI-SHENGLI-SHENGCHENTSAI, CHENG-YUANCHENG-YUANTSAITUNG, TAO-HSINTAO-HSINTUNGCHIU, YUEH-HSIAYUEH-HSIACHIUCHAN, CHANG-CHUANCHANG-CHUANCHAN陳秀熙2008-10-152018-06-292008-10-152018-06-292004http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/83505We assessed the feasibility of tele-ophthalmology in a remote location, Tungyin, an island 200 km from Taiwan, which has no ophthalmologist. Screening for eye diseases was carried out among residents aged 40 years or more. A total of 113 subjects, approximately 31% of the whole population, were enrolled in the screening programme. Images were transmitted (via ADSL) to a retinal specialist in Taiwan for diagnosis. The average processing time, excluding the time for copying files, was 6.4 s (SD 2.1) per subject. Transmission took 60-90s for most of the images (83%). The average time required to make a diagnosis for each subject, including data entry, was approximately 34 s (SD 18). In screening for retinopathy, the detection rate with digital imaging (8.8%) was two times higher than with indirect ophthalmoscopy, (4.4%). In 12% of cases macular degeneration was identified, and in 6% there were mild or moderate problems with the optic disc. Community-based screening for four categories of eye disease was successfully demonstrated using store-and-forward tele-ophthalmology.en-USGRADING DIABETIC-RETINOPATHYTELEMEDICINETELEOPHTHALMOLOGYGLAUCOMA[SDGs]SDG3journal articlehttp://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw/bitstream/246246/83505/1/39.pdf