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Improving access to eye care: teleophthalmology in Alberta, Canada.
BACKGROUND Diabetic retinopathy in Alberta and throughout Canada is common, with a prevalence up to 40% in people with diabetes. Unfortunately, due to travel distance, time, and expense, a third of patients with diabetes do not receive annual dilated eye examinations by ophthalmologists, despite universal health care access. In an effort to improve access, a teleophthalmology program was develo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.125.3.403