Rerouting Eye Care: How AI and Telemedicine Are Reshaping Ophthalmology Patient Journeys in the United Kingdom and Germany
Broder Poschkamp, Ariel Yuhan Ong, Justin Engelmann, Michael Grün, Andreas Stahl, Pearse Andrew Keane, David Adrian Merle · 2026
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Broder Poschkamp and co-authors present a 2026 viewpoint on how artificial intelligence and telemedicine are redrawing eye care pathways in the United Kingdom and Germany. The same approved AI tools, they argue, can produce very different patient journeys depending on system design.
Their framework sorts pathways by where contact starts and how much autonomy the AI has, from human assessment through to AI gatekeeping. In the United Kingdom, AI is being layered onto standardized screening programs run through community optometrists. In Germany, direct access to office-based ophthalmologists and commercial offers make adoption more scattered. The authors warn that without clear escalation rules and task shifting, AI may add duplicate tests and broken referrals.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Broder Poschkamp, Ariel Yuhan Ong, Justin Engelmann, Michael Grün, Andreas Stahl, Pearse Andrew Keane, David Adrian Merle |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |