Validity of Self-Report in Type 1 Diabetic Subjects for Laser Treatment of Retinopathy

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 120; no. 12; pp. 2580 - 2586
• Main Authors: Grassi, Michael A., Sun, Wanjie, Gangaputra, Sapna, Cleary, Patricia A., Hubbard, Larry, Lachin, John M., Gao, Xiaoyu, Kiss, Szilárd, Barkmeier, Andrew J., Almony, Arghavan, Davis, Matthew, Klein, Ronald, Danis, Ronald P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetic Retinopathy - diagnosis; Diabetic Retinopathy - etiology; Diabetic Retinopathy - surgery; False Negative Reactions; Female; Humans; Laser Coagulation; Male; Ophthalmology; Photography; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Self Report - standards; Sensitivity and Specificity

This study sought to determine the validity of self-report of prior panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) and focal photocoagulation (FP) compared with fundus photography. Prospective cohort study. One thousand three hundred sixty-three type 1 diabetic subjects from the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interven...