Wang Jiakang, director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Yadong Hospital, reads a patient's funduscopic image through a 5G telemedicine consultation. (Photo courtesy of ADCH)
A man in his 70s in Shidian District, New Taipei City, has been seeing things "foggy" for a while, but due to his location in a remote area, there is a lack of ophthalmology clinics, so he suffers from poor eyesight in silence. When Yadong Hospital visited Shidian, the director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Mr. Wang Jiakang, diagnosed and suspected that the man was suffering from moderate cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, and successfully avoided the deterioration of his eyesight and the need for an operation by using eyeglasses after the treatment.
Instant communication platform for telemedicine
In order to meet the healthcare needs of the rural population, Yadong Hospital has recognized the possibility of combining the 5G network with smart healthcare, and has decided to collaborate with telecommunication companies to provide telemedicine services for fundoscopy during medical tours. This is a great way to get the most out of your computer's power supply, and to make sure that you are able to use your computer's power supply in a more efficient way.
Lightweight and portable
Remote the eye to the front of the head and back to the front of the head, and then back to the back of the head. Traditional funduscopes weigh about 7 kilograms and are not convenient to travel with, but Yadong Hospital is able to accurately diagnose a patient's fundus lesions with a portable funduscope (about 800 grams).
Wang Jiakang said, with the funduscope teleconsultation, in addition to the general public to do screening, for the people to determine whether the people have diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, or optic nerve atrophy, there is a very big help; early detection, early treatment, and effective so that the residents of the remote villages to avoid irreversible eye damage.
New Taipei City builds "Smart Health Center" to protect people's health
In response to the New Taipei City's "Smart Health Center" policy, approved by the New Taipei City Department of Health, Yadong Hospital has been carrying out a trial program of tele-consultation with Shidian District Health Center to take care of Shidian's remote township residents together. It is planned that the Shidian Health Center will first diagnose and treat the people, and then the Community Health Development Center, Ophthalmology Department, and Metabolism Department of Oriental Hospital will carry out ophthalmoscopy and metabolism teleconsultation, so that the health center will combine with the professional ability of the medical center to provide the general public and diabetic patients of Shidian District with more comprehensive health care.
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