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Telemedicine is defined as remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology.
The retina space is so fortunate to have excellent imaging technology to allow highly precise remote diagnostics. Color fundus photographs have been used successfully to screen remotely for diabetic retinopathy and have even higher specificity when combined with OCT. Home OCT will be available soon to remotely monitor patients with age-related macular degeneration in an effort to