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Speaker: Diabetic retinopathy screening may be possible at hemodialysis centers
PHILADELPHIA — Hemodialysis centers may be an ideal setting for patients with diabetes to undergo diabetic retinopathy screening, a speaker said here.“Patients with diabetes on dialysis have increased barriers to getting access to eye care,” Nika Bagheri, MD, said at the Wills Eye Alumni Conference. “Teleophthalmology provides an opportunity to improve access to eye care in this high-risk population.”