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Barriers and Facilitators to Teledermatology and Tele-Eye Care in Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Settings: Qualitative Content Analysis Open

Yiwen Li, Charlene Pope, Jennifer Damonte, Tanika Spates, April Y. Maa , et al. · 2024

Background Veterans Affairs health care systems have been early adopters of asynchronous telemedicine to provide access to timely and high-quality specialty care services in primary care settings for veterans living in rural areas. Scant r…

Barriers and Facilitators to Teledermatology and Tele-Eye Care in Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Settings: Qualitative Content Analysis (Preprint) Open

Yiwen Li, Charlene Pope, Jennifer Damonte, Tanika Spates, April Y. Maa , et al. · 2023

BACKGROUND Veterans Affairs health care systems have been early adopters of asynchronous telemedicine to provide access to timely and high-quality specialty care services in primary care settings for veterans living in rural areas. Scant …

A deep learning model for novel systemic biomarkers in photographs of the external eye: a retrospective study Open

Boris Babenko, Ilana Traynis, Christina Chen, Preeti Singh, Akib Uddin , et al. · 2023

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Stakeholder perceptions affecting the implementation of teleophthalmology Open

Molly J. E. Snider, April Y. Maa, Arthur C. Guyton, Hannah Park, Kelly J. Hunt , et al. · 2022

Purpose Teleophthalmology has become the subject of heightened interest and scrutiny in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic. A streamlined implementation framework becomes increasingly important as demand grows. This study identifie…

Ocular Health and National Data Standards: A Case for Including Visual Acuity in the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Open

Sally L. Baxter, Amberlynn A. Reed, April Y. Maa, Michael V. Boland, Durga S. Borkar , et al. · 2022

Health care data standards are critical for information exchange between clinical information systems such as electronic health record systems, imaging devices, and picture and archiving communication systems. Data standards are also impor…

Discovering novel systemic biomarkers in photos of the external eye Open

Boris Babenko, Ilana Traynis, Christina Chen, Preeti Singh, Akib Uddin , et al. · 2022

External eye photos were recently shown to reveal signs of diabetic retinal disease and elevated HbA1c. In this paper, we evaluate if external eye photos contain information about additional systemic medical conditions. We developed a deep…

Detection of signs of disease in external photographs of the eyes via deep learning Open

Boris Babenko, Akinori Mitani, Ilana Traynis, Naho Kitade, Preeti Singh , et al. · 2022

Teleophthalmology and Inequities in Diabetic Eye Disease at Safety Net Hospitals Open

Molly J. E. Snider, Daniel K. Lee, Bryce Chiang, Sunil Gupta, Yousuf M. Khalifa , et al. · 2022

Introduction: Teleophthalmology has emerged as a convenient and cost-effective intervention to increase access to screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR), a disease that disproportionately affects socially disadvantaged communities.…

Multicenter, Head-to-Head, Real-World Validation Study of Seven Automated Artificial Intelligence Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Systems Open

Aaron Lee, Ryan T. Yanagihara, Cecilia S. Lee, Marian Blazes, Hoon Jung , et al. · 2021

Objective: With rising global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR), automated DR screening is needed for primary care settings. Two automated artificial intelligence (AI)-based DR screening algorithms have FDA approval. Several o…

Multicenter, Head-to-Head, Real-World Validation Study of Seven Automated Artificial Intelligence Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Systems Open

Aaron Lee, Ryan T. Yanagihara, Cecilia S. Lee, Marian Blazes, Hoon Jung , et al. · 2021

Objective: With rising global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR), automated DR screening is needed for primary care settings. Two automated artificial intelligence (AI)-based DR screening algorithms have FDA approval. Several o…

Bringing Ophthalmic Graduate Medical Education into the 2020s with Information Technology Open

Emily Cole, Nita Valikodath, April Y. Maa, R.V. Paul Chan, Michael F. Chiang , et al. · 2020

Detecting hidden signs of diabetes in external eye photographs Open

Boris Babenko, Akinori Mitani, Ilana Traynis, Naho Kitade, Preeti Singh , et al. · 2020

Diabetes-related retinal conditions can be detected by examining the posterior of the eye. By contrast, examining the anterior of the eye can reveal conditions affecting the front of the eye, such as changes to the eyelids, cornea, or crys…

Enhancing Risk Assessment in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy by Combining Measures of Retinal Function and Structure Open

Mitchell Brigell, Bryce Chiang, April Y. Maa, C. Quentin Davis · 2020

This study demonstrates that clinical management of diabetic retinopathy is improved by adding electroretinography to fundus photographic information in assessing the risk of the need for intervention.

Enhancing Risk Assessment in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) by Adding Retinal Function Assessment to Structural Information Open

Mitchell Brigell, Bryce Chiang, April Y. Maa, C. Quentin Davis · 2019

Short-term levodopa treatments ameliorate early stage electroretinogram (ERG) delays in diabetic patients Open

Cara Motz, Kyle Chesler, Rachael S Allen, Lukas Mees, Darin E. Olson , et al. · 2019

Identifying glaucomatous optic nerve head features and glaucoma risk in fundus images at eye-care provider levels of accuracy using deep learning algorithms Open

Sonia Phene, Naama Hammel, Abigail E. Huang, April Y. Maa, Carter Dunn , et al. · 2019

Cost Analysis of a Novel Comprehensive Tele-ophthalmology Program in VA Primary Care Clinics Open

Arthur C. Guyton, April Y. Maa, Barbara Wojciechowski, Clara Dismuke, Kelly J. Hunt , et al. · 2019

Deep Learning to Assess Glaucoma Risk and Associated Features in Fundus Images. Open

Sonia Phene, R. Carter Dunn, Naama Hammel, Yun Liu, Jonathan Krause , et al. · 2018

Exporting Diabetic Retinopathy Images from VA VistA Imaging for Research Open

Peter M. Kuzmak, Charles Demosthenes, April Y. Maa · 2018

Differences in Tertiary Glaucoma Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System Open

Aaron Lee, Cecilia S. Lee, Matthew Pieters, April Y. Maa, Glenn C. Cockerham , et al. · 2018

Glaucoma is a common cause of visual impairment in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, but to our knowledge, no data exist concerning tertiary glaucoma care (ie, laser and filtering surgery).

Tele-ophthalmology Screening Results: Differences in Disease Prevalence between Health Centers Open

Bryce Chiang, Jonathan Stevenson, Sunil Gupta, Yousuf M. Khalifa, April Y. Maa · 2018

Remote eye care screening for rural veterans with Technology-based Eye Care Services: a quality improvement project Open

April Y. Maa, Barbara Wojciechowski, Kelly J. Hunt, Clara Dismuke, Rabeea Janjua , et al. · 2017

Context: Veterans are at high risk for eye disease because of age and comorbid conditions. Access to eye care is challenging within the entire Veterans Hospital Administration's network of hospitals and clinics in the USA because it is the…

Eye Care Productivity and Access in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System Open

Mary G. Lynch, April Y. Maa, William Delaune, Joel E. Chasan, Glenn C. Cockerham · 2017

Eye care technicians provide a cost-effective multiplier effect for provider productivity, especially in ophthalmology clinics, allowing significant increases in total clinic visits and number of unique patients seen per year.

A novel device for accurate and efficient testing for vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy Open

April Y. Maa, William J. Feuer, C. Quentin Davis, Ensa K. Pillow, Tara D. Brown , et al. · 2015

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