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162977

TELEMEDICINE AND OPHTHALMOLOGY PRACTICE IN THE COVID-19 ERA

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

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Purpose: To evaluate telemedicine practice in ophthalmology between samples of Egyptian ophthalmologists; their current, prospective use in the era of COVID-19, satisfaction and limitations.
Methods: An internet- based questionnaire was administered to Egyptian ophthalmologists. A total
of 1857 participated in the internet-based questionnaire. Full ethical considerations are fully followed;
Sohag university hospitals research committee protocol. Results: 46 percent of the responders were
using telemedicine. Sense of satisfaction of physician and patient were 51.6% and 52.5%.The
major obstacle for practicing telemedicine is patient awareness 54.4%, followed by technology
infrastructure problems 44.6%. Conclusion: Telemedicine is a good method, especially in that era,
many ophthalmologists actually use it, others will hasten their practice, and the limitations are emergencies, awareness between patients and some physicians. Ophthalmologists need more telemedicine
training.

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10.21608/ejco.2020.162977

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Telemedicine, COVID-19, technology, Training, Lmitations

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Mahmoud,

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Ophthalmology dept., Faculty of Medicine, Sohag Univ., Sohag, Egypt

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Abd El-Badie,

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Ophthalmology dept., Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azher Univ., Assuit, Egypt

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3

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2020-06-01

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2020-04-13

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2020-06-01

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63

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66

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2537-0502

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2537-0944

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EJCO_Volume 3_Issue 1_Pages 63-66.pdf

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Original articles: include clinical trials, interventional research, Basic researches and clinically relevant laboratory investigations

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Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology

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23 Jan 2023