Ocular

The Ocular Telehealth SIG (formally the International Consortium for Ocular Telehealth (ICOT) Chapter) promotes the development and advancement of the use of telemedicine in fields related to ophthalmology, optometry and optical engineering. Ocular Telehealth participants include individuals from academia, industry, government and healthcare with an interest in providing ocular care through telecommunications technology. The Ocular Telehealth SIG focuses on eye and adnexa issues, using the eye as a window to the health status of other related bodily systems.

Leadership

Lauren Patty Daskivich, MD, MSHS

Co-Chair

Director, Ophthalmic Services and Eye Health Programs
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Los Angeles, CA

Wallace Lovejoy

Co-Chair

Principal

Lovejoy Eyecare Consulting, LLC

Cincinnati, OH

April Maa, MD

Immediate Past Chair

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Yao Liu, MD MS

Previous Chair

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Madison, WI

Community Resources

Practice Guidelines for Ocular Telehealth-Diabetic Retinopathy, Third Edition

Recommendations for designing, implementing, and sustaining an ocular telehealth care program. It specifically addresses current clinical, technical, and administrative issues that form the basis for evaluating Diabetic Retinopathy with telehealth services and technologies.

Download PDF

Refractive Ocular Telehealth: Refraction and Vision Acuity Testing

As the US faces ever-growing healthcare needs from an aging population alongside a limited supply of healthcare providers, we have an opportunity to leverage technology to ensure that people have access to care when and where they need it and expand the capacity of providers to care for more people.

Download PDF

Telehealth Resources for Eye Care During COVID-19

The following resources may help eye care providers to rapidly transition to telehealth for providing vital eye care while reducing risks to patients and communities during COVID-19. Being flexible and creative allows providers to gain new skills in patient care while strengthening the patient-provider relationship.

Download PDF

Ocular Telehealth Assessments and Disease Monitoring – Part One

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Ocular Telehealth Special Interest Group (Ocular SIG) issues the following two-part statement about remote ocular health assessments, telehealth disease monitoring, and the need for telehealth in the eye care arena. The first part addresses the elements needed to provide high quality remote eye exams, and the second part addresses the need for telehealth as a tool for eye care delivery.

Download PDF

Ocular Telehealth Assessments and Disease Monitoring – Part Two

Download PDF

To access this discussion board, you must join this community.

The ATA’s Community Forum offers members the ability to connect and share information with one another. Comments posted to this forum explicitly do not represent the views, opinions, or recommendations of the ATA. Individual organizations are encouraged to consult with their own compliance department or legal counsel regarding any legal or compliance issues.

Add Post

Search Ocular

Forum Posts and Meeting Comments	Replies	Views	Last Activity
Posted {{ post.date }} - Meeting on {{ post.meeting_date }} Posted {{ post.date }} - by {{ post.author }}	{{ post.reply_count }}	{{ post.views }}	{{ post.last_activity }}

No posts found.

Results per page:

Ocular

Leadership

Community Resources

No posts found.

Don't see the topic you'd like to discuss? Start one.

Create a Forum Post

Engage with ATA Members