• Aust Fam Physician · Jul 2011

    Nondiabetic retinal pathology - prevalence in diabetic retinopathy screening.

    • Nathan Nielsen, Claire Jackson, Geoffrey Spurling, and Peter Cranstoun.
    • Resident Medical Officer, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. nathan.nielsen@uqconnect.edu.au
    • Aust Fam Physician. 2011 Jul 1; 40 (7): 529532529-32.

    ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of photographic signs of nondiabetic retinal pathology in Australian general practice patients with diabetes.MethodThree hundred and seven patients with diabetes underwent retinal photography at two general practices, one of which was an indigenous health centre. The images were assessed for signs of pathology by an ophthalmologist.ResultsSigns of nondiabetic retinal pathology were detected in 31% of subjects with adequate photographs. Features suspicious of glaucoma were detected in 7.7% of subjects. Other abnormalities detected included signs of age related macular degeneration (1.9%), epiretinal membranes (2.4%), vascular pathology (9.6%), chorioretinal lesions (2.9%), and congenital disc anomalies (2.9%). Indigenous Australian patients were more likely to have signs of retinal pathology and glaucoma.ConclusionSigns of nondiabetic retinal pathology were frequently encountered. In high risk groups, general practice based diabetic retinopathy screening may reduce the incidence of preventable visual impairment, beyond the benefits of detection of diabetic retinopathy alone.

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