A 15 month experience with a primary care-based telemedicine screening program for diabetic retinopathy.

Background: Using telemedicine for diabetic retinal screening is becoming popular especially amongst at-risk urban communities with poor access to care. The goal of the diabetic telemedicine project at Temple University Hospital is to improve cost-effective access to appropriate retinal care to those in need of close monitoring and/or treatment.

Methods: This will be a retrospective review of 15 months of data from March 2016 to May 2017.