The organisation of an ophthalmological service for diabetics in a teaching hospital

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dc.contributor.authorMouton, D. P.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGill, A. J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Rooyen, M. M.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:57:26Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:57:26Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.descriptionCITATION: Mouton, D. P., Gill, A. J. & Van Rooyen, M. M. 1987. The organisation of an ophthalmological service for diabetics in a teaching hospital. South African Medical Journal, 72:861-862.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractA new system of ophthalmological evaluation of diabetic patients in a teaching hospital has been devised. All the patients attending the diabetic clinic were screened by ophthalmologists. Any patient with a problem was then referred to a diabetic ophthalmology clinic where a full evaluation was done and treatment given where necessary. In an 18-month period 1,015 new ophthalmological diabetic patients were screened. Of these patients 13.6% had background retinopathy, 8.4% pre-proliferative retinopathy and 3.4% proliferative retinopathy, while 8.6% had maculopathy. These results show that even in a teaching hospital a significant percentage of patients already have pre-proliferative or even proliferative retinopathy when seen by an ophthalmologist for the first time. The importance of organising an ophthalmological service for the diabetic patient is stressed.
dc.description.versionPublisher’s version
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7417
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Group
dc.rights.holderSouth African Medical Journal
dc.subjectOphthalmologyen_ZA
dc.subjectDiabetesen_ZA
dc.titleThe organisation of an ophthalmological service for diabetics in a teaching hospitalen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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