Progression of Diabetes Retinal Status Within Community Screening Programs and Potential Implications for Screening Intervals

Progression of diabetes retinal status within community screening programs and potential implications for screening intervals.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to follow the natural progression of retinal changes in patients with diabetes. Such information should inform decisions with regard to the screening intervals for such patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS An observational study was undertaken linking the data from seven diabetes retinal screening programs across the U.K. for retinal grading results between 2005 an...

The ethical implications of screening for HIV: whose choice reigns?

Screening Intervals for Diabetic Retinopathy and Implications for Care

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this study is to review the evidence that lower risk groups who could safely be screened less frequently for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (DR) than annually. RECENT FINDINGS Data have demonstrated that people with no DR in either eye are at a low risk of progression to sight-threatening DR over a 2-year period (event rate 4.8 per 1000 person years), ...

Diabetes screening intervals based on risk stratification

BACKGROUND Guidelines for frequency of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) screening remain unclear, with proposed screening intervals typically based on expert opinion. This study aims to demonstrate that HbA1c screening intervals may differ substantially when considering individual risk for diabetes. METHODS This was a multi-institutional retrospective open cohort study. Data were collected betwe...

Community-based screening for diabetes in Michigan.

OBJECTIVE To describe and evaluate a community-based diabetes screening program supported by the Michigan Department of Community Health. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Between 1 June 1999 and 31 December 1999, community screening for diabetes was conducted by voluntary organizations using a standard protocol, American Diabetes Association (ADA) questionnaires, and ADA capillary plasma glucose c...