An app-based telemedicine program significantly increases screening for diabetic retinopathy at community health clinics, according to a multicenter randomized controlled trial. This is a more convenient form of screening than traditional surveillance by an ophthalmologist, and it is "done right in the clinic," Steven Mansberger, MD, director of glaucoma services at the Devers Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon, told Medscape Medical News. The strategy is also efficient. "The majority of patients did not have levels of retinopathy requiring an eye care provider," Dr. Mansberger said. Only about 10% required physician attention. "The nice thing is that about 90% can be followed with just this technology," he said here at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2013 Annual Meeting.
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