Frequency of Evidence-Based Screening for Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients who have had type 1 diabetes for 5 years, current recommendations regarding screening for diabetic retinopathy include annual dilated retinal examinations to detect proliferative retinopathy or clinically significant macular edema, both of which require timely intervention to preserve vision. During 30 years of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) and its longitudinal follow-up Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study, retinal photography was performed at intervals of 6 months to 4 years.

Methods

We used retinal photographs from the DCCT/EDIC study to develop a rational screening frequency for retinopathy. Markov modeling was used to determine the likelihood of progression to proliferative diabetic retinopath

SUBMITTER: DCCT/EDIC Research Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557280 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature