Diabetic eye disease among adults in Fiji with previously undiagnosed diabetes

Abstract

The prevalence of diabetic eye disease was low among this cohort, but where present, severe vision-threatening retinopathy/maculopathy was relatively common. If diabetic eye disease is to be avoided or ameliorated in Fiji, then community awareness of and access to diabetes diagnostic services must improve, particularly for women and rural dwellers.

Sight-threatening Diabetic Retinopathy at Presentation to Screening Services in Fiji

“…The accuracy of duration of diabetes obtained from patients in this cohort is questionable, given the lack of an established national diabetes screening program and a reportedly high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in the population. 18 Using logistic regression, although the effect of duration was statistically significant, the odds ratio is relatively low. This is likely due to a high prevalence of retinopathy in patients with reported short durations of disease due to delayed diagnosis.…”

Déficience visuelle et pathologies oculaires à Saint-Louis, Sénégal

“…Les résultats étaient consignés sur un formulaire informatisé dérivé d'autres études épidémiologiques [ 4 , 14 , 24 ]. La prise de données s'est faite directement sur une tablette par les examinateurs, qui ont reçu une formation afin de les sensibiliser à l'importance d'adopter une approche uniforme et constante lors de la prise de mesures et de la tenue de dossier, de même que pour se familiariser avec l'utilisation des tablettes.…”

Diabetes and its ocular complications in Timor-Leste

“…The presence and severity of diabetic eye disease was graded for each eye separately, using a classification system designed for and increasingly used by Western Pacific eye health practitioners 4,5 …”

“… † Severity grading according to a classification system designed for use in Pacific Island nations 4,5 …”