The Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Workflow: Potential for Smartphone Imaging.
J Diabetes Sci Technol
; 10(2): 318-24, 2015 Nov 23.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26596630
ABSTRACT
Complications of diabetes mellitus, namely diabetic retinopathy and diabetic maculopathy, are the leading cause of blindness in working aged people. Sufferers can avoid blindness if identified early via retinal imaging. Systematic screening of the diabetic population has been shown to greatly reduce the prevalence and incidence of blindness within the population. Many national screening programs have digital fundus photography as their basis. In the past 5 years several techniques and adapters have been developed that allow digital fundus photography to be performed using smartphones. We review recent progress in smartphone-based fundus imaging and discuss its potential for integration into national systematic diabetic retinopathy screening programs. Some systems have produced promising initial results with respect to their agreement with reference standards. However further multisite trialling of such systems' use within implementable screening workflows is required if an evidence base strong enough to affect policy change is to be established. If this were to occur national diabetic retinopathy screening would, for the first time, become possible in low- and middle-income settings where cost and availability of trained eye care personnel are currently key barriers to implementation. As diabetes prevalence and incidence is increasing sharply in these settings, the impact on global blindness could be profound.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mass Screening
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Telemedicine
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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
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Workflow
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Smartphone
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Diabetes Sci Technol
Journal subject:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Reino Unido