Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ratio Is Improved When Using a Digital, Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera Onsite in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic
Joint Authors
Auffarth, Gerd U.
Nawroth, Peter Paul
Roser, Pia
Kalscheuer, Hannes
Groener, Jan B.
Lehnhoff, Daniel
Klein, Roman
Schuett, Florian
Rudofsky, Gottfried
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate the effect of onsite screening with a nonmydriatic, digital fundus camera for diabetic retinopathy (DR) at a diabetes outpatient clinic.
Research Design and Methods.
This cross-sectional study included 502 patients, 112 with type 1 and 390 with type 2 diabetes.
Patients attended screenings for microvascular complications, including diabetic nephropathy (DN), diabetic polyneuropathy (DP), and DR.
Single-field retinal imaging with a digital, nonmydriatic fundus camera was used to assess DR.
Prevalence and incidence of microvascular complications were analyzed and the ratio of newly diagnosed to preexisting complications for all entities was calculated in order to differentiate natural progress from missed DRs.
Results.
For both types of diabetes, prevalence of DR was 25.0% (n=126) and incidence 6.4% (n=32) (T1DM versus T2DM: prevalence: 35.7% versus 22.1%, incidence 5.4% versus 6.7%).
25.4% of all DRs were newly diagnosed.
Furthermore, the ratio of newly diagnosed to preexisting DR was higher than those for DN (p=0.12) and DP (p=0.03) representing at least 13 patients with missed DR.
Conclusions.
The results indicate that implementing nonmydriatic, digital fundus imaging in a diabetes outpatient clinic can contribute to improved early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Roser, Pia& Kalscheuer, Hannes& Groener, Jan B.& Lehnhoff, Daniel& Klein, Roman& Auffarth, Gerd U.…[et al.]. 2016. Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ratio Is Improved When Using a Digital, Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera Onsite in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108096
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Roser, Pia…[et al.]. Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ratio Is Improved When Using a Digital, Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera Onsite in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108096
American Medical Association (AMA)
Roser, Pia& Kalscheuer, Hannes& Groener, Jan B.& Lehnhoff, Daniel& Klein, Roman& Auffarth, Gerd U.…[et al.]. Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ratio Is Improved When Using a Digital, Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera Onsite in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108096
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108096