Validation of Smartphone-Based Retinal Photography for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening

• Published in: Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. S18 - S22
• Main Authors: Bilong, Yannick, Katte, Jean-Claude, Koki, Godefroy, Kagmeni, Giles, Obama, Odile Pascale Nga, Fofe, Hermann Rossi Ngoufo, Mvilongo, Caroline, Nkengfack, Oliver, Bimbai, Andre Michel, Sobngwi, Eugene, Mbacham, Wilfred, Mbanya, Jean Claude, Bella, Lucienne Assumpta, Sharma, Ashish
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Slack, Inc 01.05.2019; SLACK INCORPORATED
• Subjects: Blindness; Blood pressure; Cameras; Comparative analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy; Diabetic Retinopathy - diagnosis; Diabetics; Edema; Equipment Design; Eye (anatomy); Eyes & eyesight; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Low income groups; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Patients; Photography; Photography - instrumentation; Public health; Quality; Reproducibility of Results; Retina; Retina - diagnostic imaging; Retinal images; Retrospective Studies; Screening; Sensitivity analysis; Smart phones; Smartphone; Smartphones; Studies; Cameroon; India

Screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR) is cost-effective when compared with disability loss for those who go blind in the absence of a screening program. We aimed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a smartphone-based device for the screening and detection of DR. A cross-sectional study...