title: How high is the non-response rate of patients referred for eye examination from diabetic screening camps?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To elucidate the rate of non-response among diabetics (recently diagnosed in rural diabetic screening camps) who were referred for eye examination to detect diabetic retinopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  At diabetic retinopathy screening camps, all patients underwent dilated fundus examination using binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 4,111 known diabetics, only 2231(55%) patients attended the diabetic retinopathy screening camps. Likewise, of the 1076 newly detected diabetics, only 125 (11.6%) attended the diabetic retinopathy screening camps.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Non-response of such a magnitude calls for creating greater awareness among masses on diabetes and its microvascular complications. Second, conducting simultaneous diabetes screening and diabetic retinopathy screening camps could minimize the dropout rate.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Sheshadri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Padmaja Kumari
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: Pradeep G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Govindasamy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kumaramanickavel
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data