Canadian Medical AssociationThis study was done 9 months ago by the CMAJ..........Pharmacy-based teleophthalmology has emerged as a possible alternative to in-person examination that may facilitate compliance with evidence-based recommendations and reduce barriers to specialized eye care.....The objective of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of mobile teleophthalmology screening compared with in-person examination for the diabetic population residing in semiurban areas of southwestern Ontario.......... The objective of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of mobile teleophthalmology screening compared with in-person examination for the diabetic population residing in semiurban areas of southwestern Ontario.....In a pharmacy-based teleophthalmology program, retinal digital images are captured in a local pharmacy and are securely transmitted electronically to a specialized reading centre, where photographs are graded by an eye specialist.........Patients with signs of diabetic retinopathy can then be referred to an eye care professional for comprehensive assessment.......Thus, the workload of routine eye examination is transferred to other (presumably less expensive) settings, optimizing the use of specialized eye care services. In addition, this approach eliminates unnecessary travelling for patients and eye care professionals, and it may improve the consistency of community-based eye care delivery without geographic constraints.....The objective of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of mobile teleophthalmology screening compared with in-person examination (primary care)......The study showed that a compound teleophthalmology program in a semiurban community would be more EFFECTIVE.....Health Canada has already approved CARA as a class 2 medical divice......Considering that Diagnos is the front runner in this field.....regarding the press release yesterday.... patients were screened in record time..... (CARA) delivered outstanding results during the screening operations......data collected will be very valuable to our (new) clients... We would like to thank the Mexican Government for taking the lead in preventing blindness.....I think the Ontario government need look no further.......Teleophthalmology is the way to go for screening the mass populace....whether its Diagnos or some other outfit....!