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The English national risk-reduction programme for preservation of sight in diabetes

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This paper discusses the new national guidelines for a systematic screening programme to detect sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in the population of people with diabetes in England. A review of the literature examines the evidence base to support screening interventions and effective management and treatments in diabetic retinopathy. The current evidence supports the establishment of a digital retinal photography system using pupil dilation. A Policy Advisory Group has been formulated by the National Screening Committee to guide the meeting of this target in England. A conclusion is made that with increased effort and organisation, health care professionals can ensure that the screening programme is successfully implemented and rates of visual impairment and blindness caused by diabetic retinopathy can be reduced significantly. (Mol Cell Biochem 261: 183–185, 2004)

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  1. Policy Advisory Group, National Screening Committee, Department of Health, Department of Nursing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

    Warren Gillibrand

  2. Policy Advisory Group, National Screening Committee, Department of Health, The Liverpool Diabetes Eye Centre, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Rowan House, Prescot Street, Liverpool

    Deborah Broadbent

  3. Policy Advisory Group, National Screening Committee, Department of Health, St. Pauls Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool

    Simon Harding

  4. Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool

    Jiten Vora

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Gillibrand, W., Broadbent, D., Harding, S. et al. The English national risk-reduction programme for preservation of sight in diabetes. Mol Cell Biochem 261, 183–185 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MCBI.0000028754.70862.13

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