title: Challenges to establishing nationwide diabetic retinopathy screening programs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the results of recently published studies on diabetic retinopathy screening.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Despite numerous public health campaigns and the existence of guidelines designed to promote annual retinal exams for diabetes patients, an unacceptably high number of patients are not screened for diabetic retinopathy. Current findings suggest the need for novel methods to improve compliance with retinal screening exams among diabetes patients to preserve vision functionality in this population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diabetic retinopathy represents a major cause of acquired vision loss. The following review addresses the factors that contribute to inadequate retinopathy screenings among diabetes patients and proposes solutions that have the potential to increase the quality and accessibility of screening programs for diabetes patients.
authors: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors: Ribhi
authors: R
authors: Hazin
authors: Mohammed K
authors: MK
authors: Barazi
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Summerfield
mesh_terms: D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States