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May 2023
21m 20s

Home Monitoring of Glaucoma

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
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Telehealth has become more accessible since the COVID-19 pandemic. But how easily do patients take to home testing and what is the acceptability and feasibility home monitoring of glaucoma? Dr. Lori Provencher discusses this with Dr. Lama A. Al-Aswad, author of “Home Monitoring of Glaucoma Using a Home Tonometer and a Novel Virtual Reality Visual Field Device.”

Home Monitoring of Glaucoma Using a Home Tonometer and a Novel Virtual Reality Visual Field Device. Hu, Galen Y. et al. Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Volume 6, Issue 2, 121 – 128.

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