Ophthalmologists' and patients' perspectives on treatments for diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy in Vietnam: a descriptive qualitative study.
Katie CurranLynne LohfeldNathan CongdonTunde PetoTung Thanh HoangHue Thi NguyenQuan Nhu NguyenVan Thu NguyenCatherine DardisHoang TranHoang Huy TranAnh Tuan VuMai Quoc TungPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Reducing DR treatment costs, optimising treatments options, and expanding the network of clinics offering treatment outside metropolitan areas were the main issues raised by participants. These findings can help inform policy changes in Vietnam and may be generalisable to other low-resource settings.