Abstract
Diabetic retinal disease remains a leading cause of visual disability among those of working age. Controlled trials have demonstrated that timely diagnosis and photocoagulation treatment can reduce significantly the likelihood of visual impairment in affected diabetic patients. Using a prospective simulation model, we show that an annual screening and treatment program saves thousands of years of vision and reduces medical expenditures over the lifetime of a cohort of Swedish Type I diabetic patients.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 694-707 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health Informatics
- Nursing(all)
- Health Information Management