Improving the uptake of screening for diabetic retinopathy

Ng, Jonathon Q; Morlet, Nigel

doi:10.5694/mja13.10029

Topics

Endocrine system diseases

General medicine

Eye diseases

Ethics and law

The challenge is not so much what to do but how to do it

Diabetes and its myriad complications are a major public health issue.1 The prevalence of diabetes has doubled in the past 20 years to around 5.1%–7.4% of the Australian population, largely as a result of the ageing population, increasing obesity and lifestyle changes.2,3 It is estimated that the number of people worldwide with diabetes will double to 300 million by 2025.4

1 School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA.
2 Western Eye, Perth, WA.

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