Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Around one in eight people who have taken part in the State’s diabetic retinopathy screening programme have been referred for further treatment.
When diabetic retinopathy is caught early treatment is effective at reducing or preventing sight damage.
The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme began at the end of February last year and is being introduced on a phased basis.
The Government-funded programme, called Diabetic RetinaScreen, is on target to complete the first round of diabetic retinopathy screening for people with diabetes aged 12 and over.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/one-in-8-referrals-after-eye-tests-for-diabetes-283273.html
When diabetic retinopathy is caught early treatment is effective at reducing or preventing sight damage.
The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme began at the end of February last year and is being introduced on a phased basis.
The Government-funded programme, called Diabetic RetinaScreen, is on target to complete the first round of diabetic retinopathy screening for people with diabetes aged 12 and over.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/one-in-8-referrals-after-eye-tests-for-diabetes-283273.html