Ikigaragara ni uko cyahoze cyitwa Opternative, ni isosiyete ikorera muri telehealth ikorera mu mujyi wa Chicago itanga ibizamini byo ku murongo kandi ikabyara indorerwamo z'amaso hamwe n'ibisobanuro byandikirwa.

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Ibisobanuro

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Biboneka ko itanga umurongo wibizamini byerekanwe kandi ikabyara indorerwamo z'amaso hamwe na lens lens ya progaramu kubasura urubuga, gutanga ibisubizo ukoresheje imeri mugihe cyumunsi umwe urangije ikizamini. Ibisubizo by'ikizamini bisubirwamo na optometriste, bifatwa nk'ibicuruzwa byemewe, kandi birashobora gukoreshwa mugutumiza ibirahuri cyangwa imibonano kuri interineti cyangwa imbonankubone ku mucuruzi w'amaso. Isosiyete ubwayo ntabwo igurisha imfashanyigisho iyo ari yo yose, kandi ikura amafaranga yinjira mu mafaranga yishyuza ibizamini. [1]

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Isosiyete yashinzwe nka Opternative mu 2012 n’ikizamini cyayo cyo kuri interineti yatangijwe mu 2015. [2] Mu Gushyingo 2018, isosiyete yakusanyije miliyoni 9 z'amadolari [3] ihindura izina iva Opternative ihinduka Biboneka mu kwezi gukurikira. [4]

Kugeza muri 2019, leta 39 zo muri Amerika zemerera optometriste gutanga imiti kuri enterineti. Ibihugu bimwe na bimwe ariko byagerageje kubuza isosiyete gukora ubucuruzi[5]. Urugero, mu mwaka wa 2016, leta ya Indiana yemeje itegeko ribuza gukoresha ibizamini by’amaso ku murongo kugira ngo hatangwe imiti y’amaso kugira ngo hakorwe "igikoresho cy’amaso"[5]. Ikigaragara ni uko yatanze ikirego kuri Leta muri Mata 2019, avuga ko kwinjiza ibikoresho by'amaso mu itegeko rya telehealth - ryarimo ibiyobyabwenge byo gukuramo inda na opioide - byatewe n'igitutu cy’abaganga ba optometriste n'inganda z'amaso aho kwita ku buzima rusange, kandi yakoreshwaga mu karengane, ashyira ahagaragara akanama gashinzwe gutanga impushya zo kwa muganga muri Indiana, umushinjacyaha mukuru wa Indiana, Curtis Hill hamwe n’umuyobozi wa Leta mu ishami rishinzwe kurengera umuguzi, Betsy Dinardi, nk’abaregwa.[5]

Muri Gicurasi 2019, nyuma y’igitutu kinini cy’ishyirahamwe ry’abanyamerika Optometric (AOA), ikizamini cyo kureba ku murongo cyari cyaributswe n’uru ruganda, nkuko byatangajwe n’ishyirahamwe ry’ibiribwa n’ibiyobyabwenge muri Amerika (FDA). [6]

Muri Mata 2020, mu rwego rwo guhangana n’icyorezo cya Coronavirus, FDA yatanze amabwiriza [7] yo kwagura ubushobozi bwo gusuzuma indwara z’amaso ya kure, no korohereza ubuvuzi bw’abarwayi mu gihe cy’icyorezo. Ikigaragara ni uko kizatanga ku isi hose kizatanga optometriste, abaganga b’amaso, n’abatanga serivisi za optique kubona ubuntu ku buhanga bwa tekinoroji yo gupima iyerekwa, kugira ngo bafashe abarwayi guhaza ubuzima bwabo bw’amaso mu gihe cy’icyorezo . [8]

Muri Kanama 2022, Biboneka ko yakiriye FDA 510 (k) kugirango ikoreshwe ikizamini gishingiye kuri terefone igendanwa [9] byaba byiza itanze imiti ivugurura abantu bari hagati ya 22 na 40. [10] Biboneka ko yabaye ikizamini cya mbere cyerekanwe kuri FDA muri Amerika. [11]

Ishakiro

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  2. https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/visibly-now-seeing-eye-eye-fda-brings-online-vision-test-back-market
  3. Pletz, John (2018-11-07). "Vision-tech startup gets $9 million from Koch, Pritzker". Crain's Chicago Business (in American English). Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  4. Davis, Katherine (11 December 2018). "Chicago Eye Care Startup Opternative Changes Name to Visibly". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Telehealth-company-sues-Indiana-for-ban-on-online-13783679.php
  6. "Class 2 Device Recall refractive vision test". Accessdata.fda.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. "Enforcement Policy for Remote Ophthalmic Assessment and Monitoring Devices During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) : Public Health Emergency Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff". Fda.gov. April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. "Can You Get a Vision Test Online?". Ezcontacts.com (in American English). 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  9. "Visibly receives FDA clearance for online visual acuity test". MobiHealthNews (in Icyongereza). 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  10. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/visibly-becomes-first-fdacleared-online-vision-test-in-the-us/
  11. Staff. "Visibly Becomes First FDA-Cleared Online Vision Test in the U.S." www.visionmonday.com (in Icyongereza). Retrieved 2023-07-19.