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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2020

Assessment of diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes in a diabetes care center in South India-Feasibility and awareness improvement study.

Ramachandran Rajalakshmi, Coimbatore Subramaniam Shanthirani, Amutha Anandakumar, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, G V S Murthy, Clare Gilbert, Viswanathan Mohan

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ramachandran RajalakshmiDr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Coimbatore Subramaniam ShanthiraniDr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Amutha AnandakumarDr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ranjit Mohan AnjanaDr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
G V S MurthyIndian Institute of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India, India DR Partners Implementation Consortium, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Clare GilbertInternational Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Viswanathan MohanDr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre · INInstitute of Public Health · INLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBMadras Diabetes Research Foundation · INPublic Health Foundation of India · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of youth-onset diabetes, both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and young-onset type 2 diabetes (YT2D) are gradually increasing in India. Early and repetitive screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR) is essential to provide timely management, and thereby prevent visual impairment due to the silent sight-threatening microvascular complication of diabetes. A study was undertaken at a diabetes care center in Chennai, south India, to assess the feasibility of screening for DR in T1D in a diabetes clinic and determine the burden of sight-threatening DR (STDR) in individuals with T1D. 315 people with T1D were screened for DR (mean age at onset of diabetes 12.3 ± 6.4 years) by digital retinal color photography, at the urban diabetes center, in a semi-urban and rural diabetes clinic. Counseling about diabetes and the importance of annual screening for retinopathy was provided by diabetes educators. Participants were reviewed after 6 months/1 year based on ophthalmologist's advice. DR was detected in 37.1% (n = 117), 42 (13%) of whom had STDR.Three-quarter participants were compliant with the annual follow-up retinal examination. The peer support group was established for participants with T1D and their families to foster interactions with service providers. The peer group meetings helped to increase the awareness of retinopathy among the parents and individuals with T1D. This narrative provides details of the study that shows that screening for DR among individuals with T1D in a diabetes clinic is a feasible model, irrespective of its location.

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AwarenessQuality ImprovementRural PopulationAdultCommunity Health CentersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic RetinopathyFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIndiaMaleMass ScreeningPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesDiabetic retinopathysight-threatening diabetic retinopathytype 1 diabetes

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