Diabetic retinopathy screening in the public sector in India: What is needed?

Diabetic retinopathy screening in the public sector in India: What is needed?

India has been witnessing an epidemic of diabetes for several years now. A large proportion of patients with undiagnosed and poorly controlled diabetes are at great risk of developing diabetic retinopathy (DR) and irreversible blindness. The goal of DR screening is to identify people with sight-thre...

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Main Authors: Vivek Gupta, Shorya Vardhan Azad, Praveen Vashist, Suraj S Senjam, Atul Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
diabetic retinopathy
health systems
national program
public health
screening
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=3;spage=759;epage=767;aulast=Gupta

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