Table 2.

Teleophthalmology Programs for the Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy in Alberta

Teleophthalmology program (year started)	Patients	Eye examinations	Referrals (% total referrals) [% diabetic-retinopathy-related referrals]	Incomplete or ungradable photo sets
Screening for Limbs, Eyes, Cardiac, and Kidneys–or SLICK (2000)	1949	4135	601 (30.1%) [11.7%]	124 (2.9%)
Aspen Health Region (2005)	589	983	137 (23.3%) [6.4%]	26 (2.6%)
Capital Health Region (2004)	351	468	77 (23.4%) [6.5%]	5 (1.1%)
Aboriginal Diabetes Wellness Program (2005)	214	321	41 (19.1%) [7.9%]	2 (0.6%)
Mobile Diabetes Screening Initiative (2003)	270	466	74 (27.4%) [6.1%]	14 (3.0%)
Pharmacy-based teleophthalmology (2006)	138	154	34(24.6%) [4.6%]	2 (1.3%)