An Innovative Australian Outreach Model of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Remote Communities

Table 5

GP management plan.

	Screening episodes
	()
	(%)
No action	125 (57.9%)
Ophthalmology referral
Refer to “buddy” ophthalmologist	55 (25.5%)
Urgent referral	6 (2.8%)
Total	61 (28.2%)
Inadequate image	30 (13.9%)

Note: data was missing from two records.
Note: where the management plan differed between the right and the left eyes, the screening episode was categorised according to the most urgent management plan. Where a patient had one inadequate image and the other image identified pathology requiring ophthalmology referral, the screening episode was categorised as an ophthalmology referral.
Note: differences in the number of patients with inadequate images between Tables 4 and 5 is due to some patients being identified for ophthalmology referral due to detection of another pathology.