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. 2011 Oct 22;2011:1027–1035.

Table 2:

Number of recommended referrals to specialists from teleretinal screening for diabetic retinopathy at six South Los Angeles clinics

Total number of patients screened 1943 100%

Total number of patients recommended for referral to a specialist 416 21.4%

Conditions recommended for referral by ophthalmologist readers
    PDR only 17 0.9%
    PDR and macular edema or other conditions 7 0.4%
    Severe NPDR only 28 1.4%
    Severe NPDR and macular edema or other conditions 34 1.7%
    Moderate NPDR only 22 1.1%
    Moderate NPDR and macular edema or other conditions 38 2.0%
    Mild NPDR only 19 1.0%
    Macular edema only 52 2.7%
    Macular edema and other conditions 11 0.6%
    Other conditions 138 7.1%

Non-gradable images recommended for referral 50 2.6%