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Comparative Evaluation of Fundus Image Interpretation Accuracy in Glaucoma Screening Among Different Physician Groups [Response to Letter]
Authors Wada-Koike C, Terauchi R, Fukai K, Sano K, Nishijima E, Komatsu K, Ito K, Kato T , Tatemichi M, Kabata Y , Nakano T
Received 8 March 2024
Accepted for publication 10 March 2024
Published 15 March 2024 Volume 2024:18 Pages 847—848
Chiharu Wada-Koike,1,* Ryo Terauchi,1,* Kota Fukai,2 Kei Sano,1 Euido Nishijima,1 Koji Komatsu,1 Kyoko Ito,3 Tomohiro Kato,3 Masayuki Tatemichi,2 Yoshiaki Kabata,4 Tadashi Nakano1
1Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Department of Preventive Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan; 3Centre for Preventive Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 4Department of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Daisan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
*These authors contributed equally to this work
Correspondence: Yoshiaki Kabata, Department of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Daisan Hospital, 4-11-1 Izumihontyou, Komae-si, Tokyo, 125-8506, Japan, Tel +81 3 3480 1151, Fax +81 3 3480 5700, Email [email protected]
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This is in response to the Letter to the Editor
Dear editor
Thank you for your constructive feedback on our study. Your comments touched upon several important points that will be crucial in determining the direction of our future research.
We do not anticipate significant differences in the fundus photograph interpretation skills among ophthalmologists across facilities. However, we hypothesize that the skills of non-ophthalmologists affiliated with health checkup facilities may vary considerably between institutions. Therefore, additional verification across multiple health checkup facilities is deemed important. This verification could reveal efficient methods for non-ophthalmologists to learn fundus image interpretation.
Further additional verification is required to illuminate the challenges inherent in glaucoma screening. Beyond identifying these challenges, we remain dedicated to improving glaucoma diagnostic accuracy.
Disclosure
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this communication.
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