Challenges to establishing nationwide diabetic retinopathy screening programs

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 174-179

  Hazin, Ribhi ^a   Barazi, Mohammed K ^b   Summerfield, Michael ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Retina Group of Washington   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetic retinopathy; macular edema; photocoagulation; retinal screening; screening; telemedicine; teleophthalmology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955070974     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32834595e8     Document Type: Article

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