Among diabetes care centers in India, screening for diabetic retinopathy using tele-ophthalmology proved feasible and effective for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, according to study results.
Ramachandran Rajalakshmi, PhD, of Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation in Chennai, India, and colleagues conducted the observational, multicenter, retrospective, cross-sectional study. The researchers performed diabetic retinopathy screening in patients with diabetes at 35 branches of a chain of diabetes care centers in 20 cities in India for 1