Prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera

PURPOSE: To compare the results obtained by two screening techniques for diabetic retinopathy.

METHODS: Patients were assessed in two groups, according to whether the retinal images were analyzed by the general practitioner (Group 1) or by the ophthalmologist (Group 2) in a two-year prospective study using telemedicine.

RESULTS: The number of patients referred to the nonmydriatic fundus camera unit was higher in Group 1 than in Group 2 (63.80% versus 17.63%). Greater patient adherence was observed in Group 1 than in Group 2 when patients came to retinography (98.25% versus 87.52%). There were no significant differences in other technique variables. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was similar in both groups (8.98% in Group 1 and 9.16% in Group 2), but the prevalence of severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy was higher in Group 2 (1.69% [severe] and 0.45% [proliferative]) than in Group 1 (1.01% and 0.11%, respectively). Diabetic macular edema was more prevalent in Group 2 (2.03%).

CONCLUSIONS: The inclusion of general practitioners in the screening method seems to be important. A great number of patients with diabetes mellitus were screened, and a higher percentage of patients with diabetic retinopathy or macular edema were detected.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) - 4(2010) vom: 08. Dez., Seite 1481-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Romero-Aroca, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Sagarra-Alamo, Ramon [VerfasserIn]
Basora-Gallisa, Josep [VerfasserIn]
Basora-Gallisa, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Baget-Bernaldiz, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Bautista-Perez, Angel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic macular edema
Diabetic retinopathy
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Nonmydriatic fundus camera

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.07.2011

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/OPTH.S14521

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM20466103X