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Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research; 2025 Dec. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 29.69.) Tele-ophthalmology-enabled and artificial intelligence-ready referral pathway for community optometry referrals of retinal disease: HERMES cluster randomised trial with a diagnostic accuracy study. Show details Health Technology Assessment, No. 29.69. Sharma A, Hussain R, Learoyd AE, et al. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research ; 2025 Dec. Contents Search term < Prev Next > References 1. Wong WL, Su X, Li X, Cheung CMG, Klein R, Cheng CY, Wong TY. Global prevalence of age-related macular degeneration and disease burden projection for 2020 and 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health 2014;2:e106–16. [ PubMed : 25104651 ] 2. Hendrick AM, Gibson MV, Kulshreshtha A. Diabetic retinopathy. Prim Care 2015;42:451–64. [ PubMed : 26319349 ] 3. Wang Y, Zhong Y, Zhang L, Wu Q, Tham Y, Rim TH, et al. 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