IMPE Abstracts

Screening for diabetic retinopathy has been advocated since the finding that intervention with laser photocoagulation halved the risk of blindness in asymptomatic individuals with diabetes who have advanced retinopathy. More recently there has been a concern that screening with low yields of positivity is burdensome and expensive. Others have argued that the value of screening for diabetic retinopathy during adolescence includes an opportunity for education and motivation for ...