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Diabetic retinopathy in a remote Indigenous primary healthcare population: a Central Australian diabetic retinopathy screening study in the Telehealth Eye and Associated Medical Services Network project.

Laima BrazionisA JenkinsA KeechC RyanA BrownJ BoffaS Bursellnull null
Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)
A novel telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening service detected a higher prevalence of 'any' diabetic retinopathy and sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in a remote primary care setting than reported in earlier surveys among Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Whether the observed high prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was attributable to greater detection, increasing diabetic retinopathy prevalence, local factors, or a combination of these requires further investigation and, potentially, specific primary care guidelines for diabetic retinopathy management in remote Australia. Clinical Trials registration number: Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register (ANZCTR): ACTRN 12616000370404.
Keyphrases
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • primary care
  • healthcare
  • optical coherence tomography
  • clinical trial
  • mental health
  • quality improvement
  • cross sectional
  • clinical practice
  • quantum dots
  • affordable care act
  • genetic diversity