Biennial eye screening in patients with diabetes without retinopathy: 10-year experience

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1599-1601

  Olafsdottir E ^a   Stefansson E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINOPATHY; SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 36749051268     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123810     Document Type: Article

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