Demographic profile of patients seeking teleophthalmology consultations through e-Sanjeevani: Retrospective analysis of 5138 patients from North India
Loading...
Date
2022-12
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
All India Ophthalmological Society
Abstract
Purpose: To report the demographic profile of patients registered through e?Sanjeevani OPD seeking teleophthalmology services. Methods: This was a cross?sectional data analysis of patients with ocular complaints registered through the e?Sanjeevani platform at a tertiary care center. It was a doctor?to?doctor consultation, where teleophthalmology consultants provided teleconsultation services at subcenters (SCs), primary health centers (PHCs), and community health centers (CHCs). Data regarding the patient’s age, gender, residential address, provisional diagnosis, and treatment prescribed were recorded from May 2021 to February 2022 (9 months). Results: In total, 5138 patients were teleconsulted from the mean age of the patients was 37.64 ± 19.34 years. Among these patients, 44% were males and 56% were females. Most of the teleconsultation calls were made from Palwal district (19.8%), followed by Hisar (14.5%) and Sonipat. The most common provisional diagnosis was dry eyes (21%), followed by allergic conjunctivitis (18%), refractive error (15%), and cataract (14%). These constituted approximately 70% of the diagnosis made through teleconsultations. The rest of the eye problems were diagnosed as stye, blepharitis, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, pterygium, subconjunctival hemorrhage, etc., The majority of the patients were managed medically (56.6%) and approximately 11.6% of the patients were referred for surgical intervention. Conclusion: e?Sanjeevani is an effective way to provide teleconsultations to patients in remote locations. The majority of the patients seeking ophthalmology consultations can be managed conservatively. Patients requiring surgical intervention can be referred timely, thus avoiding any delay in treatment
Description
Keywords
e?Sanjeevani, hub and spoke model, national health mission, telemedicine, teleophthalmology
Citation
Markan Ashish, Kishore Alisha, Agarwal Amit, Akella Madhuri, Singh Aruna, Goyal Sonu, Roy Manaswita, Singh Manvi, Singh Meenu. Demographic profile of patients seeking teleophthalmology consultations through e-Sanjeevani: Retrospective analysis of 5138 patients from North India. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Dec; 70(12): 4238-4243