Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy with a Nonmydriatic Ultra-Wide-Field Retina Camera by Family Medicine Physicians

Conclusion: To improve early detection of DR new screening methods should be considered. FM physicians were able to accurately identify DR on postlecture images but were not as accurate when evaluating images taken from patients in the FM clinic. Patients found the screening process to be easy and efficient. This study was limited by the small sample size, particularly the limited number of DR cases. Future studies that include cases with a wide variation of DR severity are needed to determine the accuracy of FM physicians at detecting DR in a clinical setting.
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research