Editorial: Telemedicine in ophthalmology: cost-effectiveness and barriers to widespread adoption
Ahmed M. Sayed, Nasif Zaman, Padmaja Kumari Rani · 2026
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Ahmed Sayed, Nasif Zaman, and Padmaja Kumari Rani introduce a set of five studies on telemedicine in eye care, in an editorial from 2026. Vision loss is one of the most preventable causes of disability, yet access to eye care lags far behind the tools available. The studies, from 2025 and 2026, test whether remote care can close that gap at a fair cost.
The first study checks a web-based visual field test against the clinic standard in Australia. It matched closely and took about a minute longer, on a plain laptop. Later studies in the set take up service barriers, stroke neurology, community health worker training, and AI. Together they move from device proof to the human and cost barriers that block wide uptake.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ahmed M. Sayed, Nasif Zaman, Padmaja Kumari Rani |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |