Agreement and reasons for disagreement between photographic and hospital biomicroscopy grading of diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 741-746

  Sallam, A ^a   Scanlon, P H ^a,b   Stratton, I M ^c   Jones, V ^b   Martin, C N ^c   Brelen, M ^a   Johnston, R L ^a  

^a Gloucestershire Eye Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Delancey Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c English National Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; Digital photographs; Maculopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SLIT LAMP; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYDRIATICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955963338     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03273.x     Document Type: Article

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