Noemi Lois, Christina Campbell, Norman Waugh, Augusto Azuara‐Blanco et al.
PURPOSE: To determine clinical effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of subthreshold micropulse laser (SML), compared with standard laser (SL), for diabetic macular edema (DME) with central retinal thickness (CRT) < 400 μm. DESIGN: Pragmatic, multicenter, allocation-concealed, double-masked,...
Manjula D. Nugawela, Sarega Gurudas, A Toby Prevost, Rohini Mathur et al.
There is little data on ethnic differences in incidence of DR and sight threatening DR (STDR) in the United Kingdom. We aimed to determine ethnic differences in the development of DR and STDR and to identify risk factors of DR and STDR in people with incident or prevalent type II diabetes (T2DM). We...
Wasim Hanif, Sarah Ali, Srikanth Bellary, Vinod Patel et al.
South Asians constitute approximately 1.6 billion people from the Indian subcontinent, comprising Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; and make up the largest diaspora globally. Compared to the White European population, this group is at a higher risk of d...
Taraprasad Das, Khaleda Islam, Phuntsho Dorji, Raja Narayanan et al.
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), associated systemic disorders, diabetic retinopathy (DR) and current health policies in south Asian countries were analysed to assess country-specific preparedness to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The south Asian countries were classified by hu...
Taraprasad Das, Padmaja K Rani, Sobha Sivaprasad, Rajiv Raman
The blue circle is the universal symbol for diabetes mellitus [Fig. 1]. It was introduced in 2006 to give diabetes a common identity. The symbol aims to support all existing efforts to raise awareness about diabetes, inspire new activities, bring diabetes to the attention of the general public, bran...
Seán O’Connor, Charlene Treanor, Elizabeth C. Ward, Robin Wickens et al.
This study formed part of a diagnostic test accuracy study to quantify the ability of three index home monitoring (HM) tests (one paper-based and two digital tests) to identify reactivation in Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). The aim of the study was to investigate views about ac...