Abnormal Cambridge low-contrast grating sensitivity results associated with diabetic retinopathy as a potential screening tool.

نویسندگان

  • M Abrishami
  • J Heravian
  • A Derakhshan
  • M Mousavi
  • T Banaee
  • R Daneshvar
  • H O Moghaddam
چکیده

Contrast sensitivity is proposed as a potential screening tool for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy. A cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary referral university eye centre. A total of 80 diabetes patients were recruited and tests were performed on 154 eyes. Contrast sensitivity was checked using Cambridge low-contrast grating. Abnormal contrast sensitivity was observed in 27.1% of eyes with diabetic retinopathy, compared with 9.0% in unaffected eyes, a statistically significant difference. Cambridge low-contrast grating is a potential screening tool for early detection of diabetic retinopathy by non-ophthalmologists.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit

دوره 13 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007