Telemedicine and Dry Eye Disease: Seeking Treatment
Your eye doctor may not be able to diagnose dry eye disease through a virtual visit, but telemedicine may make treatment easier in other ways.
Telemedicine has become increasingly common and accessible — even for eye health.
“Telemedicine is the ability to speak with a medical professional through the computer or through a device instead of coming into the office and getting an exam,” says Danielle Trief, MD, Ophthalmologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
In this video, learn how telemedicine may help make the management of dry eye disease easier and more convenient.
- Danielle Trief, MDDanielle Trief, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and associate professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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