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Research Article: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Using Non-Mydriatic Fundus Camera in Primary Health Care Settings – A Multicenter Study from Saudi Arabia

Date Published: 2023-06-05

Abstract:
Vision impairment among adults from undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) affects one in every three diabetic persons. Early detection, treatment, and management by diabetic screening has been reported to prevent visual loss in up to % of cases.– According to the current report of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the rate of diabetes, Saudi Arabia holds the second highest rank in the Middle East, and seventh in the world. An estimated million of the population in Saudi Arabia are known to be diabetic, and around million have pre-diabetes. This increasing pattern of the prevalence of the condition makes the affected population vulnerable to diabetes-related complications, including blindness.

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