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. 2023 Mar 4;3(3):100295. doi: 10.1016/j.xops.2023.100295

Table 6.

Proportion of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Who Have Ever Had a Lapse in Diabetic Retinopathy Care and Proportion of Office Visits per Patient Categorized as a Lapse in Care. Both Outcomes Are Stratified by Median Provider Recommended Follow-up Timeframe and Total Number of Visits in the 2-year Observation Window

Recommended Follow-up Timeframe by the Provider Number of Office Visits Proportion of Patients Who Ever Had a Lapse in Care Average Proportion of Office Visits with Lapses in Care
≤ 8 wks 1 100.0% 100.0%
2 100.0% 67.6%
3+ 92.2% 28.1%
Total 96.0% 59.4%
> 8 to ≤ 20 wks 1 100.0% 100.0%
2 100.0% 69.7%
3+ 83.2% 29.0%
Total 92.8% 61.9%
> 20 to ≤ 32 wks 1 100.0% 100.0%
2 100.0% 59.9%
3+ 56.9% 19.7%
Total 84.1% 58.9%
> 32 to ≤ 52 wks 1 100.0% 100.0%
2 48.2% 24.2%
3+ 24.6% 8.1%
Total 71.5% 60.2%
Total 1 100.0% 100.0%
2 58.0% 31.8%
3+ 61.0% 19.8%
Total 77.6% 60.1%