Proceedings of the Workshop on Implementation of Screening and Eye Examinations for Diabetic Retinopathy held in Bethesda, MD on 27-28 February 2001

摘要

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults today. Fortunately, 90% of this vision loss is preventable with early screening and treatment. Because the number of people with diabetes is expected to double in the next 30 years, it is vital that effective strategies are implemented now to improve retinopathy screening rates. In an effort to confront this problem head on and address the challenges of promoting screening from a health services research perspective, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation lntemationa% along with the National Eye Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidhey Diseases, and other sponsoring agendes%onvened the Implementation of Screening and Eye Exams for Diabetic Retinopathy Workshop on February 27 and 28, 2001, at the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The complete workshop agenda is included in Appendix A of the Proceedings Report. Approximately sixty people attended the workshop, representing patient groups, professional organizations, government agencies, insurers, health care plans, and public policy makers as well as researchers. A complete list of workshop participants is included in Appendix B of the Proceedings Report.