Evaluation of a district-wide screening programme for diabetic retinopathy utilizing trained optometrists using slit-lamp and Volk lenses
| Autor: | P. W. Joyce, A. Tin-U, K. J. Hardy, S. A. Hulme |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Referral Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Eye disease Population Sensitivity and Specificity Vision Screening Endocrinology Diabetes mellitus Ophthalmology Photography Internal Medicine Humans Medicine education Referral and Consultation Dioptre Lenses Medical Audit education.field_of_study Diabetic Retinopathy Slit lamp business.industry Diabetic retinopathy medicine.disease eye diseases England sense organs business Optometry Program Evaluation Retinopathy |
| Zdroj: | Diabetic Medicine. 19:741-745 |
| ISSN: | 1464-5491 0742-3071 |
| Popis: | Background Debate exists about the optimum way to screen for diabetic retinopathy. Cameras produce a permanent record, but offer patients less choice about when and where to be screened. Optometrists offer flexibility but sensitivity and specificity of schemes have varied considerably, perhaps because of variability in screening methodology and that there is frequently no quality assurance programme. Aims To audit our district-wide (population 340 000) screening programme for diabetic retinopathy against national targets: sensitivity > 80%, specificity > 95% and referral to review |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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