Optometry and Diabetes: Comparing Standards of Car

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Please provide your age:

Please select the number of years you have been practicing:

Please select the mode of practice you in which you work:

Please select the county where you practice:

What questions encompass your case history during a diabetic eye examination (check all that apply)?

A1c Level

Fasting blood glucose

Duration of disease

Medications

Compliance

Medical history – Review of systems, such as renal function, neuropathy, weight loss/gain, podiatry, and oral hygiene

What elements are typically included in your diabetic eye examination (check all that apply)?

Visual Acuity

Intraocular pressures

Pupil function

Oculomotility

Visual field screening

Refraction

Slit lamp examination

Stereo fundus examination

Fundus Photography

Which statement below MOST accurately reflects how you value the retinopathy severity scale (based upon the clinical approximations of the ETDRS modified retinopathy severity scale via the Airlie House classification of DR)?

The retinopathy severity scale is not of much value as it is long outdated

The retinopathy severity scale is most valuable for coding purposes ONLY

The retinopathy severity scale is most valuable for coding purposes AND as a practical guideline for clinical diagnoses and management

The retinopathy severity scale is most valuable for coding purposes, as a strict guideline for diagnosis/management AND as a description of baseline retinopathy levels and for identifying the risk for progression of DR

Do you routinely use mydriatics?
(If you answer yes, please select the mydriatics you routinely use).

Which statement below MOST accurately reflects your referral patterns for patients with diabetic retinopathy?

I routinely refer ALL (or most) patients presenting with ANY retinopathy or ME regardless of severity

I routinely refer only the MOST SEVERE cases of NPDR and ALL cases of PDR or ME

I routinely refer cases according to the retinopathy severity scales and risk factors for progression

Are there any other referrals that you make for your diabetic patients? (check all that apply)