Low uptake of screening for retinopathy during pregnancy with pre-existing diabetes: A population-based cohort study
Uptake of eye screening in the first trimester among people with pre-existing diabetes was extremely low, despite the risk of worsening and sight-threatening retinopathy during pregnancy. Even by the end of pregnancy, fewer than one-half of patients had received eye screening.
Authors
- Baiju R. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3598-3628)
- Ilana Halperin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8305-3041)
- Abdulrahman M Alharbi
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112144
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71
Funders
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- University of Toronto
- Novo Nordisk
- Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia