“Eye injuries in a deployed setting can be a significant setback for any service member, but new telemedicine capabilities are helping to keep them in the fight.”
“With funding from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Air Force and Army medical researchers are developing a HIPAA-compliant smart phone application to connect providers downrange with on-call ophthalmologists either in-theater or at a clinic…”
“The smart phone application, called FOXTROT, which stands for forward operating base expert telemedicine resource utilizing mobile application for trauma, will bring specialty eye care much closer to the point of injury. Specifically, it will allow providers downrange to…” Read the full article here.
Source: Military to bring eye care to front lines with mobile app – By Shireen Bedi, April 11, 2019. Health.mil.
