SCREENING FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: 1 AND 3 NONMYDRIATIC 45-DEGREE DIGITAL FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHS VS. 7 STANDARD EARLY TREATMENT DIABETIC RETINOPATHY STUDY FIELDS

摘要

Research Objective To investigate whether simple-field or multiple-field digital color nonmydriatic (NM) retinal images can replace 7 standard stereoscopic fundus photographs in the screening of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Study Design Prospective, masked, comparative case series. Location Diabetes Clinic at the Division of Metabolic Diseases from University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Funding Source None listed. Relevant Methodology One hundred and eight eyes of 55 diabetics were studied to determine single lesions and to grade clinical levels of DR and diabetic macular edema (DME) using both 1 and 3 NM digital color retinal images compared with the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Agreement between test groups and the gold standard in determining levels of DR and DME.