Assessment of non-mydriatic fundus photography in detection of diabetic retinopathy. 1986

R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson

Non-mydriatic retinal photography with later interpretation of the photographs was assessed as a screening method for the detection of diabetic retinopathy; when compared with an ophthalmologist's clinical assessment in a random group of 62 diabetic patients it was accurate (false negative 6.8%, false positive 2%) and sensitive (sensitivity 96%, specificity 98%). The assessment of further management required based on analysis of the photographs was 96.5% in agreement with the further management suggested by the ophthalmologist after direct clinical assessment of the patient. If this technique were used to screen patients in a typical diabetic clinic the predicted positive accuracy rate would be 84% and the predicted negative accuracy rate 99.5%.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009885 Ophthalmology A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases. Ocular Surgery,Ocular Surgeries,Surgery, Ocular
D011897 Random Allocation A process involving chance used in therapeutic trials or other research endeavor for allocating experimental subjects, human or animal, between treatment and control groups, or among treatment groups. It may also apply to experiments on inanimate objects. Randomization,Allocation, Random
D012160 Retina The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent. Ora Serrata
D003930 Diabetic Retinopathy Disease of the RETINA as a complication of DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by the progressive microvascular complications, such as ANEURYSM, interretinal EDEMA, and intraocular PATHOLOGIC NEOVASCULARIZATION. Diabetic Retinopathies,Retinopathies, Diabetic,Retinopathy, Diabetic
D005451 Fluorescein Angiography Visualization of a vascular system after intravenous injection of a fluorescein solution. The images may be photographed or televised. It is used especially in studying the retinal and uveal vasculature. Fluorescence Angiography,Fundus Fluorescence Photography,Angiography, Fluorescein,Angiography, Fluorescence,Fluorescence Photography, Fundus,Photography, Fundus Fluorescence
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

Related Publications

R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
November 1986, British medical journal (Clinical research ed.),
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
December 1986, British medical journal (Clinical research ed.),
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
January 1991, Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association,
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
September 1998, Changgeng yi xue za zhi,
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
September 1990, South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde,
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
February 2024, World journal of diabetes,
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
June 1988, British medical journal (Clinical research ed.),
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
December 2004, Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica,
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
March 2019, Journal francais d'ophtalmologie,
R Williams, and S Nussey, and R Humphry, and G Thompson
June 2003, Annales d'endocrinologie,
Copied contents to your clipboard!