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Examination compliance and screening for diabetic retinopathy: a 2-year follow-up study
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posted on 2000-06-01, 00:00 authored by S J Lee, C Sicari, C A Harper, Trish LivingstonTrish Livingston, C A McCarty, H R Taylor, J E KeeffeEarly detection and timely treatment of diabetic retinopathy can preserve vision, yet many people with diabetes do not have their eyes examined regularly. The purpose of this study was to examine eye care practices of people with diabetes who had not previously accessed eye care services on a regular basis. Screening with non-mydriatic retinal photography for diabetic retinopathy was initiated in 1996, and targeted people with diabetes who did not access eye care services on a regular basis. Each test area was revisited 2 years after the initial screening. Patients that did not attend the biennial screening were followed up by mail survey. Although none of the participants in this study had been previously accessing eye care services on a regular basis, 87% did so after attending the screening. These results indicate that mobile screening with non-mydriatic photography, as an adjunct to current eye care services, has the potential to increase examination compliance for diabetic retinopathy and to achieve sustained behaviour change.
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Clinical and experimental ophthalmologyVolume
28Issue
3Pagination
149 - 152Publisher
WileyLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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2000-01-01End date
2000-01-01ISSN
1442-6404Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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