Describe the process of an eye exam performed by a DigitalOptometrics optometrist.ĭigitalOptometrics facilitates a remote comprehensive eye exam. Howard Fried, OD, DigitalOptometrics’s president, speaks more on the concept of telehealth and the company’s technology. The technology of DigitalOptometrics pioneers a new way for doctors to see patients who may not readily have access to eye health providers. All aspects of an eye exam-visual acuity testing, refraction, slit lamp examinations, fundus imaging, etc.-can be conducted in-person while the doctor is able to assess all the information at a different location. Patients are able to receive a comprehensive exam with a doctor who is working remotely. Although these techniques were adequate for some diagnoses, they were not nearly sufficient to provide our patients with a comprehensive assessment.ĭigitalOptometrics has elevated telemedicine through new developments in its software platform. Many practitioners in the field of optometry chose to communicate with and assess patients through video conference, utilizing services such as Zoom, FaceTime, or Skype. The use of telemedicine to treat our patients became less elective and more prioritized during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine has been a topic of hot interest for the past few years and most specialties of medicine have explored the ways health care could be digitized.
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