Diabetic Retinopathy Screening at the Point of Care (DR SPOC) : detecting undiagnosed and vision-threatening retinopathy by integrating portable technologies within existing services

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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a low socioeconomic region of a high-income country, as well as determine the diagnostic utility of point-of-care screening for high-risk populations in tertiary care settings.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of patients with diabetes attending foot ulcer or integrated care diabetes clinics at two Western Sydney hospitals (n=273). DR was assessed using portable, two-field, non-mydriatic fundus photography and combined electroretinogram/ pupillometry (ERG). With mydriatic photographs used as the reference standard, sensitivity and specificity of the devices were determined. Prevalence of DR and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR) were reported, with multivariate logistic regression used to identify predictors of DR.

RESULTS: Among 273 patients, 39.6% had any DR, while 15.8% had VTDR, of whom 59.3% and 62.8% were previously undiagnosed, respectively. Non-mydriatic photography demonstrated 20.2% sensitivity and 99.5% specificity for any DR, with a 56.7% screening failure rate. Meanwhile, mydriatic photography produced high-quality images with a 7.6% failure rate. ERG demonstrated 72.5% sensitivity and 70.1% specificity, with a 15.0% failure rate. The RETeval ERG was noted to have an optimal DR cut-off score at 22. Multivariate logistic regression identified an eGFR of ≤29 mL/min/1.73 m2, HbA1c of ≥7.0%, pupil size of <4 mm diameter, diabetes duration of 5-24 years and RETeval score of ≥22 as strong predictors of DR.

CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of vision-threatening and undiagnosed DR among patients attending high-risk tertiary clinics in Western Sydney. Point-of-care DR screening using portable, mydriatic photography demonstrates potential as a model of care which is easily accessible, targeted for high-risk populations and substantially enhances DR detection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

BMJ open diabetes research & care - 11(2023), 4 vom: 02. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Weerasinghe, Lakni Shahanika [VerfasserIn]
Dunn, Hamish Paul [VerfasserIn]
Fung, Adrian T [VerfasserIn]
Maberly, Glen [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Ngai Wah [VerfasserIn]
Weerasinghe, Daminda P [VerfasserIn]
Liew, Gerald [VerfasserIn]
Do, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Hng, Tien-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Pryke, Alison [VerfasserIn]
Marks, Samuel I [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Jayaballa, Rajini [VerfasserIn]
Gurung, Seema [VerfasserIn]
Ford, Belinda [VerfasserIn]
Bishay, Ramy H [VerfasserIn]
Girgis, Christian M [VerfasserIn]
Meyerowitz-Katz, Gideon [VerfasserIn]
Keay, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
White, Andrew J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diabetic Retinopathy
Early Diagnosis
Eye
Journal Article
Mydriatics
Point-of-Care Systems
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 04.08.2023

Date Revised 07.08.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003376

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360322077