Knowledge of Diabetic Retinopathy among Primary Care Nurses Performing Fundus Photography and Agreement with Ophthalmologists on Screening

• Main Authors: Domingo Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez (Author), Janet Núñez-Marrero (Author), Carlos Enrique Martínez-Alberto (Author), Martín Rodríguez-Álvaro (Author), Retisalud-Tenerife Primary Healthcare Research Group (Author), Alfonso Miguel García-Hernández (Author), Pedro Ruymán Brito-Brito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the complications of diabetes mellitus (DM), with macular oedema being one of the leading causes of avoidable blindness among individuals with DM worldwide. Fundus screening is the only method for early detection and treatment. High-quality training programmes for...