title: Abnormal Cambridge low-contrast grating sensitivity results associated with diabetic retinopathy as a potential screening tool.
abstract: Contrast sensitivity is proposed as a potential screening tool for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy. A cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary referral university eye centre. A total of 80 diabetes patients were recruited and tests were performed on 154 eyes. Contrast sensitivity was checked using Cambridge low-contrast grating. Abnormal contrast sensitivity was observed in 27.1% of eyes with diabetic retinopathy, compared with 9.0% in unaffected eyes, a statistically significant difference. Cambridge low-contrast grating is a potential screening tool for early detection of diabetic retinopathy by non-ophthalmologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Khatam Al-Anbia University Eye Hospital, Islamic Republic of Iran. abrishami.m@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abrishami
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heravian
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derakhshan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mousavi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Banaee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Daneshvar
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Moghaddam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D015351:Vision Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014792:Visual Acuity