Comparison of Effectiveness of Image Based Counselling and Conventional Oral Counselling about the Patients Disease given in Primary Eye Care Center to Attend the Tertiary Eye Hospital for Further Treatment.
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: H350- Background retinopathy and retinalvascular changesHealth Condition 2: H32- Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhereHealth Condition 3: H400- Glaucoma suspectHealth Condition 4: H338- Other retinal detachmentsHealth Condition 5: H348- Other retinal vascular occlusions
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/07/043827
- Lead Sponsor
- Aravind Eye Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Newly identified / suspected to have any posterior segment pathology including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, ARMD, vein occlusions, disc edema etc.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient already seen at the base eye hospital for any reason.
2. Known case of posterior segment disease on treatment either at base hospital or elsewhere.
3. Patients not willing for fundus photography.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the response rate, adherence to referrals of patients with posterior segment diseases from vision centers to the base hospital after being counselled with their own fundus photograph findings vs. conventional oral counselling.Timepoint: 6 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To assess the patientsâ?? understanding of the disease with either of the counselling methods. <br/ ><br>2. To assess the accuracy of the diagnosis made at the vision centers by the ophthalmic technician as compared to the diagnosis of the doctor doing teleconsultation. <br/ ><br>3. To assess the accuracy of the diagnosis made at the vision centers by the ophthalmic technician, as compared to the diagnosis of the doctor at base hospital. <br/ ><br>4. To assess the accuracy of the diagnosis made at the vision centers by the ophthalmologist doing teleconsultation as compared to the diagnosis of the doctor at base hospital. <br/ ><br>5. To assess the reasons for not visiting the base hospital upon referral. <br/ ><br>6. Evaluation of satisfaction levels on the examination process at VC. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6 months.