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 stud...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009995/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21191444 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S14521 |
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author | Romero-Aroca, Pedro Sagarra-Alamo, Ramon Basora-Gallisa, Josep Basora-Gallisa, Teresa Baget-Bernaldiz, Marc Bautista-Perez, Angel |
author_facet | Romero-Aroca, Pedro Sagarra-Alamo, Ramon Basora-Gallisa, Josep Basora-Gallisa, Teresa Baget-Bernaldiz, Marc Bautista-Perez, Angel |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-30099952010-12-29 Prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera Romero-Aroca, Pedro Sagarra-Alamo, Ramon Basora-Gallisa, Josep Basora-Gallisa, Teresa Baget-Bernaldiz, Marc Bautista-Perez, Angel Clin Ophthalmol Original Research 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. Dove Medical Press 2010 2010-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3009995/ /pubmed/21191444 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S14521 Text en © 2010 Romero-Aroca et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Romero-Aroca, Pedro Sagarra-Alamo, Ramon Basora-Gallisa, Josep Basora-Gallisa, Teresa Baget-Bernaldiz, Marc Bautista-Perez, Angel Prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera |
title | Prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera |
title_full | Prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera |
title_fullStr | Prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera |
title_full_unstemmed | Prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera |
title_short | Prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera |
title_sort | prospective comparison of two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy by nonmydriatic fundus camera |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009995/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21191444 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S14521 |
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