Table 2.

Recommended timing of retinal examinations in patients with type 2 diabetes[6]

Patient characteristics	Timing of retinal examination
Initial diagnosis of type 2 diabetes	Soon
No diabetic retinopathy	Once a year
Presence of symptoms such as	During the next few days
Loss of vision
New difficulties during reading
Altered color perception
New, moving dark spots in the eye
Presence of diabetic retinopathy	Depending on the severity of retinopathy, e.g., every 3-6 mo