Chapter 8 - Tele-Neuro-Ophthalmology

ABSTRACT

Tele-neuro-ophthalmology has gained significant adoption worldwide since 2020, largely precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend may improve access to neuro-ophthalmic care, which is a scarce resource. Evaluation of many neuro-ophthalmologic conditions may benefit from telehealth due to their reliance on patient history and ancillary testing and less dependence on the physical exam. Formalized asynchronous telehealth modalities such as interprofessional consultation may allow neuro-ophthalmologists to provide rapid point-of-care advice to referring providers without the barrier of long referral wait times. There are multiple techniques and applications available to aid the evaluation of the neuro-ophthalmic patient. Deep machine learning algorithms may also eventually supplement neuro-ophthalmic care.