Open Access<p>Agreement on Grading Retinal Findings of Patients with Diabetes Using Fundus Photographs by Allied Medical Personnel when Compared to an Ophthalmologist at a Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in Nepal</p>
Author(s) -
Raba Thapa,
Sanyam Bajimaya,
Eli Pradhan,
Sanjita Sharma,
Bal Bahadur Kshetri,
Govinda Paudyal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s269002
Subject(s) - medicine , retinal , grading (engineering) , diabetic retinopathy , fundus (uterus) , ophthalmology , diabetes mellitus , retina , retinopathy , optometry , fundus camera , ophthalmoscopy , endocrinology , civil engineering , engineering , physics , optics
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the emerging cause of blindness in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of grading retinal findings of patients with diabetes using fundus photographs by allied medical personnel (AMP) when compared to an ophthalmologist.