"Augmenting the referral pathway for retinal services among diabetic patients at Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital, Nepal: a non-randomized, pre-post intervention study".

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is an important public health issue in Nepal. Despite the availability of retinal services, people may not access them because of the lack of knowledge about DR and poor referral systems. DR screening uptake was low at Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital(REMEH) since retina services were started. Scheer Memorial Hospital is a multispeciality hospital near to REMEH. It has no eye department but has been running a regular diabetic clinic. This was a site for referring diabetic patients for DR screening. Improving DR awareness among general physicians has the potential to address these challenges.

Methods

The aim of our study was to investigate the effectiveness of providing health education to selected health personnel and establish a refer

SUBMITTER: Shrestha R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905012 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature