Trained evaluators can screen for premie eye disease from miles away
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
Trained non-physician evaluators who studied retinal images transmitted to a remote central reading center successfully identified newborn babies likely to require a specialized medical evaluation for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). “This study provides validation for a telemedicine approach to ROP screening and could help prevent thousands of kids from going blind,” said the lead investigator.