The Indian Health Service-Joslin Vision Network (IHS-JVN) Teleophthalmology Program was established in 2000 to use telemedicine technology to provide high quality, cost-effective, annual diabetic eye exams to AI/AN.

A: The JVN system can identify most clinically evident eye diseases visible within the imaging fields used for evaluating diabetic retinopathy. This covers a wide range of diseases including macular degeneration, glaucoma, hypertensive retinopathy, and many other diseases with clinical finding in the posterior ocular fundus.

Developed at Joslin Diabetes Center, the JVN is the only diagnostic retinal evaluation service that offers a nonmydriatic (non-dilated) diabetic eye evaluation that has been validated against dilated eye exams by retinal specialists and the gold standard of imaging, 35 mm stereo slides.

The IHS-JVN Teleophthalmology Program is currently available at over 80 IHS/Tribal/Urban primary care clinics, which allows patients to obtain a diabetic retinal exam during a regularly scheduled medical appointment. Clinic staff captures images of the patient's eyes using a digital camera without the use of dilating eye drops.

The Joslin Vision Network (JVN) is the telemedicine-enabling technology for remotesite diagnosis and management of chronic disease care of diabetes mellitus within the Joslin Diabetes Eye Health Care Model. The JVN is uniquely positioned to provide efficient, cost-effective eye examination and medical intervention strategies for persons with ...

There are several telemedicine approaches currently addressing the issue of diabetic retinopathy. Herein, we discuss one such validated system with extensive usage and evaluation. The Joslin Vision Network Diabetes Eye Care Program (JVN) is the telemedicine program of the Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

The IHS-JVN provides remote diagnosis of DR severity, with a report including management recommendations that is returned to the patient's primary care provider. The program conforms with the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Practice Guidelines for Ocular Telehealth-Diabetic Retinopathy.

2020年12月7日 · Solution: The Indian Health Service-Joslin Vision Network (IHS-JVN) Teleophthalmology Program in 2000 to increase compliance with DR standards of care among AI/AN through validated, primary care-based telemedicine. The IHS-JVN provides remote diagnosis of DR severity, with a report including management …

The Joslin Vision Network Diabetes Eye Care Program (JVN) is a validated ocular telemedicine program developed at the Joslin Diabetes Center that has provided diabetes eye care to over 70,000 persons. The JVN allows accurate assessment of level of DR severity, detects the presence of nondiabetic eye disease, and allows determination of ...

To be effective, the IHS-JVN program must have the ability to increase the diabetic retinopathy examination rate. A four year study conducted at a large IHS facility demonstrated a 50% increase in DR surveillance and a 51% increase in DR laser treatments as compared to the pre-deployment baseline year. (Fig.