Analysis of a comprehensive diabetic retinopathy screening model for rural and urban diabetics in developing countries

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1425-1429

  Rani, Padmaja Kumari ^a   Raman, Rajiv ^a   Sharma, Vikranth ^a   Mahuli, Sachin Vasant ^a   Tarigopala, Arokiasamy ^a   Sudhir, R R ^a   Kumaramanickavel, Govindasamy ^a   Sharma, Tarun ^a  

^a SANKARA NETHRALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 35748952166     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.120659     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Wild S, Roglic G, Green A, et al. Global prevalence of diabetes: estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030. Diabetes Care 2004;27:1047-53.
2. Ramachandran A, Jali MV, Mohan V, et al. High prevalence of diabetes in an urban population in South India. BMJ 1988;297:587- 90.
3. Mate H. Cost-benefit analysis of diabetic eye diseases. Ophthalmologica 1996;210:348-53.
4. Shobhana R, Rama Rao P, Lavanya A, et al. Expenditure on health care incurred by diabetic subjects in a developing country - a study from southern India. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2000;48:37-42.
5. James M, Turner DA, Broadbent DM, et al. Cost effectiveness analysis of screening for sight threatening diabetic eye disease. BMJ 2000;321:1027-31.
6. Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Research Group. Early photocoagulation for diabetic retinopathy: ETDRS report No 9. Ophthalmology 1991;98:766-85.
7. Census of India. Rural-urban classification in the census of India 2001. http://gisd.tn.nic.in/census-paper2/contents/chapter-1-rural- urban%20classification.htm (accessed on 17 April 2007).
8. Rani PK, Raman R, Agarwal S, et al. Diabetic retinopathy screening model for rural population: awareness and screening methodology. Rural Remote Health 2005;5:350.
9. Lamb EJ, Day AP. New diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus: are we any further forward? Ann Clin Biochem 2000;37:588-92.
10. Wilkinson CP, Ferris FL, Klein RE, et al. Proposed international clinical diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema disease severity scales. Ophthalmology 2003;110:1677-82.
11. Namperumalsamy P, Nirmalan PK, Ramasamy K. Developing a screening program to detect sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in South India. Diabetes Care 2003;26:1831-5.
12. Eeg-Olofsson K, Cederholm J, NilssonPM, et al. Glycemic and risk factor control in typel diabetes: results From 13,012 patients in a national diabetes register. Diabetes Care 2007;30:496-502.
13. Moss SE, Klein R, Klein BE. Factors associated with having eye examinations in persons with diabetes. Arch Fam Med 1995;4:529-34.
14. Sudhir RR, Friclc KD, Raman R, et al. Mobile teleophthalmology: a cost effective screening tool for diabetic retinopathy in rural south India. eHealth International. hltp://www. ehealthinternational.net (accessed on 17 April 2007).
15. Dandona L, Dandona R, Naduvilath TJ, et al. Population based assessment of diabetic retinopathy in an urban population in southern India. Br J Ophthalmol 1999;83:937-40.
16. NarendranV, John RK, Raghuram A, et al. Diabetic retinopathy among self reported diabetics in southern India: a population based assessment. Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86:1014-18.
17. Lees GP, Ahmed S, Newton RW, et al. Use of mobile screening unit for diabetic retinopathy in rural and urban areas. BMJ 1993;306:187-9.
18. Moss SE, Klein R, Kessler SD, et al. Comparison between ophthalmoscopy and fundus photography in determining severity of diabetic retinopathy. Ophthalmology 1985;92:485-91.
19. British Diabetic Association. Retinal photography screening for diabetic eye disease. London: BDA, 1997.