NEW YORK — A mobile application that provides a suggested workup and differential diagnosis for patients presenting with uveitis showed a high degree of agreement with the choices and evaluation of attending retina specialists.
The diagnostic workup and differential diagnosis of patients with uveitis is often a challenge, particularly for ophthalmologists in training. To be sure of the diagnosis, they often prescribe unnecessary testing. In response, a group of residents from the department of ophthalmology at Loma Linda University Medical Center developed a mobile application that gives