Risk stratification for diabetic eye screening

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...

Risk Factors for Diabetic Nephropathy in Diabetic Patients

Aims: Diabetic nephropathy is one of the consequences of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and one of the main causes of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) as well as an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and death. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for diabetic nephropathy in diabetic patients. Instruments & Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 121 pat...

Stratifying the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme: into the unknown?

Perceptions of Barriers to the Uptake of Diabetic Eye Screening Among Diabetic Eye Patients in Owo, Nigeria

Aim: This study aimed at determining the uptake of diabetic eye screening. The barriers to uptake of diabetic eye screening were also identified. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study which was conducted over a year period between October, 2011 and October, 2012 at Federal Medical, Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria among diabetics. The respondents were interviewed with the aid of ...

Screening for diabetic retinopathy.

In this issue, Malone et al. (1) use their analysis of the retinal photographs taken in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) to try to challenge the well-established dictum that it is not useful to perform early screening (,5 years duration) for diabetic retinopathy in juvenile-onset type 1 diabetes. I share their enthusiasm for preventing vision loss; however, in my judgment, th...