TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of dilated fundus examinations with seven-field stereo fundus photographs in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial
AU - Emanuele, Nicholas
AU - Klein, Ronald
AU - Moritz, Thomas
AU - Davis, Matthew D.
AU - Glander, Kathleen
AU - Anderson, Robert
AU - Reda, Domenic
AU - Duckworth, William
AU - Abraira, Carlos
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study is provided by the Cooperative Studies Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development, with additional support from the American Diabetes Association, the National Eye Institute, Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, and Kos Pharmaceuticals.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Objective: The Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT) is a 20-medical center, prospective, randomized study of 1792 Type 2 diabetic individuals primarily aimed at determining whether intensive glycemic control prevents macrovascular events. We report a comparison of fundus photographs and ophthalmologic examination at baseline, permitting an evaluation of multiple settings similar to common clinical practice. Research Design and Methods: A 340-patient subset had both local dilated fundus examinations and centrally read seven-field stereo fundus photographs completed within 60 days of each other (median 28 days). Local examiners were unaware of the stereo photographs. Results: Overall, agreement within one step was 76% and exact agreement between ophthalmoscopy and central gradings of fundus photographs on a five-step retinopathy severity scale was 43% (weighted kappa 0.42, CI 0.35-0.48). In about 90% of disagreements the severity level was higher by photographic grading. The sensitivity for ophthalmoscopy compared to grading of fundus photographs for the detection of any retinopathy was 51% and specificity was 91%. For proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), sensitivity was 61% and specificity 98%. Only one eye was high-risk PDR, and it was detected by both methods. For clinically significant macular edema, these measures were 24% and 98%, respectively. The disagreements were of possible clinical importance in three cases (
AB - Objective: The Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT) is a 20-medical center, prospective, randomized study of 1792 Type 2 diabetic individuals primarily aimed at determining whether intensive glycemic control prevents macrovascular events. We report a comparison of fundus photographs and ophthalmologic examination at baseline, permitting an evaluation of multiple settings similar to common clinical practice. Research Design and Methods: A 340-patient subset had both local dilated fundus examinations and centrally read seven-field stereo fundus photographs completed within 60 days of each other (median 28 days). Local examiners were unaware of the stereo photographs. Results: Overall, agreement within one step was 76% and exact agreement between ophthalmoscopy and central gradings of fundus photographs on a five-step retinopathy severity scale was 43% (weighted kappa 0.42, CI 0.35-0.48). In about 90% of disagreements the severity level was higher by photographic grading. The sensitivity for ophthalmoscopy compared to grading of fundus photographs for the detection of any retinopathy was 51% and specificity was 91%. For proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), sensitivity was 61% and specificity 98%. Only one eye was high-risk PDR, and it was detected by both methods. For clinically significant macular edema, these measures were 24% and 98%, respectively. The disagreements were of possible clinical importance in three cases (
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2008.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2008.02.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 18406632
AN - SCOPUS:69249114696
VL - 23
SP - 323
EP - 329
JO - Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
JF - Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
SN - 1056-8727
IS - 5
ER -