Validation of handheld fundus camera with mydriasis for retinal imaging of diabetic retinopathy screening in China: a prospective comparison study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the clinical validity of using a handheld fundus camera to detect diabetic retinopathy (DR) in China.

Design and settings

Prospective comparison study of the handheld fundus camera with a standard validated instrument in detection of DR in hospital and a community screening clinic in Guangdong Province, China.

Participants

Participants aged 18 years and over with diabetes who were able to provide informed consent and agreed to attend the dilated eye examination with handheld tests and a standard desktop camera.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Primary outcome was the proportion of those with referable DR (R2 and above) identified by the handheld fundus camera (the index test) compared with the standard camera. Secondary outcome w

SUBMITTER: Xiao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7597494 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature