Comparison of optometry vs digital photography screening for diabetic retinopathy in a single district

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Tu, K L ^a   Palimar, P ^a   Sen, S ^a   Mathew, P ^a   Khaleeli, A ^b  

^a WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Digital photography; Optometry; Retinopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0842302565     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700497     Document Type: Article

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