How high is the non-response rate of patients referred for eye examination from diabetic screening camps?
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.
Agarwal
Swati
S
Mahajan
Sheshadri
S
Rani
Padmaja Kumari
PK
Raman
Rajiv
R
Paul
Pradeep G
PG
Kumaramanickavel
Govindasamy
G
Sharma
Tarun
T
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