Research Article
Impact of Implementing Teleophthalmology Referral Guidelines Using the eyeSmart EMR App in 63,703 Patients from India
Table 2
Ocular diagnosis distribution in patients whose teleophthalmology consultation was missed and not sent (Category 2).
| Diagnosis | Before | After | 21429/23803 | 89.88% | 2414/23803 | 10.12% |
| Ocular surface | 11830 | 49.62% | 1406 | 5.90% | Pterygium | 8733 | 36.63% | 1058 | 4.44% | Allergic eye disease | 1519 | 6.37% | 203 | 0.85% | Pinguecula | 868 | 3.64% | 87 | 0.36% | Subconjunctival haemorrhage | 551 | 2.31% | 53 | 0.22% | Conjunctival abrasion | 118 | 0.49% | 3 | 0.01% | Episcleritis | 16 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.01% | Conjunctival pigmentation | 13 | 0.05% | na | na | Bitot spots | 12 | 0.05% | na | na | Eyelid | 3042 | 12.76% | 310 | 1.30% | Meibomitis | 1750 | 7.34% | 173 | 0.73% | Stye | 927 | 3.89% | 96 | 0.40% | Chalazion | 250 | 1.05% | 30 | 0.13% | Ptosis | 60 | 0.25% | 9 | 0.04% | Blepharitis | 55 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.01% | Cornea | 2413 | 10.12% | 224 | 0.94% | Corneal scar | 938 | 3.93% | 98 | 0.41% | Corneal foreign body | 873 | 3.66% | 43 | 0.18% | Corneal abrasion | 190 | 0.80% | 29 | 0.12% | Keratitis | 123 | 0.52% | 25 | 0.10% | Epithelial defect | 119 | 0.50% | 15 | 0.06% | Spheroidal degeneration | 112 | 0.47% | 12 | 0.05% | Corneal edema | 43 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.01% | Superficial punctate keratitis | 15 | 0.06% | na | na | Anterior segment | 1532 | 6.43% | 165 | 0.69% | Red eye | 1532 | 6.43% | 165 | 0.69% | Neuroophthalmology | 1188 | 4.98% | 144 | 0.60% | Pupillary abnormality | 1141 | 4.79% | 135 | 0.57% | Optic nerve pathology | 47 | 0.20% | 9 | 0.04% | Retina | 442 | 1.85% | 33 | 0.14% | Suspect retinal problem | 386 | 1.62% | 21 | 0.09% | Coloboma | 55 | 0.23% | 11 | 0.05% | Retinitis pigmentosa | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% | Strabismus | 434 | 1.82% | 70 | 0.29% | Strabismus | 434 | 1.82% | 70 | 0.29% | Glaucoma | 351 | 1.47% | 35 | 0.15% | Glaucoma suspect | 281 | 1.18% | 23 | 0.10% | Shallow AC | 68 | 0.29% | 12 | 0.05% | Acute angle closure | 2 | 0.01% | na | na | Trauma | 166 | 0.70% | 21 | 0.09% | Trauma | 166 | 0.70% | 21 | 0.09% | Uvea | 31 | 0.13% | 31 | 0.13% | Uveitis | 31 | 0.13% | 31 | 0.13% |
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