Table 3.

Benefits of telemedicine and teleophthalmology

Benefits to Health care providers

Widespread outreach to patients and more extensive practice

Promotion of hospital

Medium for Health education

Medium for counselling

Professional opinion

Interdisciplinary consultation

Protection against contagious infections

Benefits at rural level

Better health care facility

Availability of expert opinion

Better outcome of patients

Benefits to patients

Access to care in inaccessible areas

Timely access to appropriate intervention in emergency

Saves travel cost

Saves time and effort

Avoids unnecessary referrals to tertiary centers

Protection against contagious infections