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The aim of this chapter is to describe the establishment of, and our 3-year experience with, a model of diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening by general practitioners (GPs) using nonmydriatic retinography. We describe the training program developed to instruct the participating GPs in the interpretation of digital retinographies of patients with diabetes, the technologic requirements needed to set up the screening model, and the results obtained during the 3 years since its implementation. We concluded that with adequate training, GPs can screen patients for DR using nonmydriatic retinography with a high level of accuracy. The advantages of transferring the screening of DR from ophthalmologists to GPs are discussed.
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Andonegui, J., Serrano, L., Egúzkiza, A., Auzmendi, M., Zurutuza, A., de Arcelus, M.P. (2012). Diabetic Retinopathy Screening with Nonmydriatic Retinography by General Practitioners. In: Yogesan, K., Goldschmidt, L., Cuadros, J. (eds) Digital Teleretinal Screening. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25810-7_16
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