Telemedicine provides accurate diagnosis of rare cause of blindness in preemies

OHSU study find little difference between in-person, remote exams

By Franny White April 06, 2018 Portland, Oregon

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Michael F. Chiang, M.D., conducts research in the application of biomedical informatics to clinical ophthalmology. His clinical practice focuses on pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. His research work involves telemedicine for diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity and other ophthalmic diseases, implementation and evaluation of electronic health record systems, and computer-based image analysis for clinical diagnosis. (OHSU)

Michael Chiang, M.D. (OHSU)

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

Dr. Michael Chiang (left) greets Jonathan (center) and Mackenzie Brown of Keizer, Oregon during an ophthalmologist appointment for their 4-month-old baby Nathan at Casey Eye Institute Elks Children Eye Clinic in Portland, April 5, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

Mackenzie Brown of Keizer, Oregon wakes up 4-month-old baby Nathan before his ophthalmologist appointment at Casey Eye Institute Elks Children Eye Clinic in Portland, April 5, 2017. Nathan was born prematurely at Salem Hospital at 26-weeks, weighing in at 2.4 pounds. He was diagnosed with ROP at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital while there for heart surgery. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

Jonathan Brown of Keizer, Oregon and his wife Mackenzie wait for their 4-month-old baby Nathan's ophthalmologist appointment at Casey Eye Institute Elks Children Eye Clinic in Portland, April 5, 2017. Nathan was born at 26-weeks and has retinopathy of prematurity, a common condition in preemies. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

Michael Chiang reviews images of the eyes of premature babies who were sent to him via the telemedicine program at OHSU for ROP monitoring and diagnosis. (OHSU)