Teleophthalmology-enabled and artificial intelligence-ready referral pathway for community optometry referrals of retinal disease (HERMES): a Cluster Randomised Superiority Trial with a linked Diagnostic Accuracy Study—HERMES study report 1—study protocol

• Ann Blandford,
• Tariq Aslam,
• Catey Bunce,
• Pearse A Keane,
• Luke Vale,
• Alastair K Denniston,
• Praveen J Patel,
• Konstantinos Balaskas,
• Xiaoxuan Liu,
• Abdel Douiri,
• John Lawrenson,
• Rima Hussain,
• Dawn Sim,
• Christiana Dinah,
• Annastazia E Learoyd,
• Ashleigh Kernohan,
• Gabriela Grimaldi,
• Ji Eun Diana Han,
• Evangelos Minos

Affiliations

Ann Blandford

UCLIC, University College London, London, UK

Tariq Aslam

University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Catey Bunce

RM CTU, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK

Pearse A Keane

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK

Luke Vale

Health Economics Group, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Alastair K Denniston

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Praveen J Patel

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK

Konstantinos Balaskas

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK

Xiaoxuan Liu

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Abdel Douiri

School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK

John Lawrenson

Dvision of Optometry and Visual Science, City University of London, London, UK

Rima Hussain

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK

Dawn Sim

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK

Christiana Dinah

Ophthalmology, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow, UK

Annastazia E Learoyd

School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK

Ashleigh Kernohan

Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

Gabriela Grimaldi

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK

Ji Eun Diana Han

University of Birmingham Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Birmingham, UK

Evangelos Minos

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK