| Abstrak/Abstract |
Background: A large number of users of Telehealth by
health workers for eye care of patients to minimize contact
with patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. Objective:
This scoping review discussed the application of
teleophthalmology in the care of eye patients during the
Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This study followed the
acronym PCC (P = population; C = concept; C = context).
Journals were obtained through the Pubmed, Science
Direct, Clinical Key, and Medline databases. Result: A
total of 220 findings appeared, then narrowed by the
limitation of the last 10 years in the year of publication,
full-text article / open access, using English, type of article
was a research article, related to Telehealth for eye care
patients due to covid-19. After investigating the same
paper, it was checked based on inclusion criteria, and
finally, six journals were synthesized. Discussion: The
method used in Teleopthalmlogy was A distinction
between asynchronous and synchronous, for example,
video visits and smartphones. Conclusion:
Teleophthalmology was effective and efficient when used
during the Covid 19 pandemic. Recommendation: It can
be used for the initial assessment of patients to reduce the
number of patient visits to health facilities, for example,
hospitals.
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