Open AccessCapacity building for diabetic retinopathy screening by optometrists in India: Model description and pilot results
Author(s) -
Padmaja Kumari Rani,
Hari Kumar Peguda,
M Chandrashekher,
Sheeba Swarna,
Ganesh Babu Jonnadula,
Jissa James,
Lakshmi Shinde,
Shrikant R. Bharadwaj
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1944_20
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , optometry , referral , ophthalmology , fundus (uterus) , fundus photography , certification , family medicine , diabetes mellitus , retinal , fluorescein angiography , endocrinology , political science , law
The present study's objectives are 1) to describe a novel model of Diabetic Retinopathy Capacity Building (DRCB) for optometrists in the detection of diabetes-related retinal pathology in India and 2) to assess the outcomes of this model by comparing the ability of optometrists to detect these diseases using retinal photographs, vis-à-vis, a specialist ophthalmologist.