Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep;50(7):793-800. doi: 10.1111/ceo.14147. Epub 2022 Aug 30.
Rural and remote communities in Australia are characterised by small but widely dispersed populations. This has been proven to be a major hurdle in access to medical care services with screening and treatment goals repeatedly being missed. Telemedicine in ophthalmology provides the opportunity to increase the availability of high quality and timely access to healthcare within. Recent years has also seen the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology, particularly in the screening of diseases. AI will hopefully increase the number of appropriate referrals, reduce travel time for patients and ensure timely triage given the low number of qualified optometrists and ophthalmologists. Telemedicine and AI has been introduced in a number of countries and has led to tremendous benefits and advantages when compared to standard practices. This paper summarises current practices in telemedicine and AI and the future of this technology in improving patient care in the field of ophthalmology.
澳大利亚的农村和偏远社区的特点是人口少但分布广泛。这已被证明是获得医疗服务的主要障碍，因为筛选和治疗目标一再被错过。眼科学中的远程医疗提供了在……内增加高质量和及时获得医疗保健的机会。近年来，人工智能（AI）也被引入眼科学，特别是在疾病筛查方面。人工智能有望增加适当转诊的数量，减少患者的旅行时间，并确保及时分诊，因为合格的验光师和眼科医生数量较少。远程医疗和人工智能已经在许多国家推出，与标准做法相比，它们带来了巨大的好处和优势。本文总结了远程医疗和人工智能的当前实践以及该技术在改善眼科领域患者护理方面的未来。
