Abstract
Abstract. A screening program for diabetic eye disease was established in Iceland in 1980. Approximately 90% of the insulin dependent patients in Iceland undergo annual eye examination and fundus photography and about a fifth of the type 2 diabetic patients. We report on 245 diabetic patients with type 2 diabetes. Any diabetic retinopathy was present in 100 patients (41%), proliferative retinopathy had been present in 17 (7%) and 24 (10%) had clinically significant diabetic macular edema. Twohundred and twenty‐four patients (91%) had visual acuity equal or better than 6/12 in their better eye, 17 patients (7%) with 6/18–6/36 in their better eye, and 4 patients (1.6%) equal or worse than 6/60 in their better eye. 1994 Institution Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 341-346 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Acta Ophthalmologica |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 1994 |
Other keywords
- blindness
- diabetes mellitus
- diabetic retinopathy
- laser
- preventive medicine