Diabetic retinopathy in a hospital eye clinic population in Honiara, Solomon Islands

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 862-866

  Qoqonokana, Mundi Qalo ^a   Brian, Garry ^b,c,d   Ramke, Jacqueline ^b,e   Garcia, Jose ^d   Szetu, John ^a,b  

^a The Pacific Eye Institute   (Fiji)

^b Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^c Population Health Eye Research Network   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e Population Health Eye Research Network   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic maculopathy; Diabetic retinopathy; Melanesia; Solomon Islands

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AND MACULAR EDEMA DISEASE SEVERITY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RATING SCALE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RURAL POPULATION; SOLOMON ISLANDS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78650118224     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02356.x     Document Type: Article

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