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ea0025p142 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2011

Retinal screening in pregnant women with diabetes: ‘are we doing enough'

Mlawa Gideon , Holt Richard , Coleman Mathew , Rennie Christina , Smith Roger

Introduction: NICE recommends that pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes should be offered retinal assessment in the 1st and 3rd trimester by digital retinal imaging. Where retinopathy is already present, an additional assessment should be made in the 2nd trimester.Objectives: To assess the feasibility of retinal screening in pregnancy by a community based mobile retinal screening programme (MRSP).Methods: A retrospective audit...