Systems and methods for tele-ophthalmology

摘要

The present invention provides systems and methods for screening and tracking ophthalmic disease in a plurality of patients. The invention includes a screening subsystem comprising a non-mydriatic camera for obtaining digital images of eyes of the patients, a central database for storing the digital images of the eyes of patients as well as patient demographic data and related health data, and a central server comprising a computer which executes retinopathy grading algorithms, wherein the retinopathy grading algorithms recognize and assign a grade to ophthalmic disease present in the digital eye image and store the results in the central database. The invention also provides a method for screening and tracking ophthalmic disease in a patient with the steps of obtaining digital images of eyes of the patient by means of a screening subsystem comprising a camera, transmitting the obtained digital image to a central database and to a central server, executing retinopathy grading algorithms that recognize and assign a grade to ophthalmic disease present in the digital eye images, and storing the transmitted digital images and the results of the retinopathy grading algorithms in the central database.