Diabetic eye disease among adults in Fiji with self-reported diabetes

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 867-874

  Brian, Garry ^a,b,c   Fischer Harder, Konstanze ^d   Sikivou, Biu ^d   Qoqonokana, Mundi Qalo ^d   Szetu, John ^a,d   Ramke, Jacqueline ^a,e  

^a Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b Population Health Eye Research Network   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d The Pacific Eye Institute   (Fiji)

^e Population Health Eye Research Network   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic maculopathy; Diabetic retinopathy; Fiji; Indian; Melanesian

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREDICTION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; FIJI; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78650079048     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02361.x     Document Type: Article

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