Usefulness of corneal esthesiometry for screening diabetic retinopathy
Rev. saúde pública
;
37(5): 609-615, out. 2003. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the usefulness of corneal esthesiometry for screening diabetic retinopathy.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was carried out comprising 575 patients attending a diabetic retinopathy-screening program in the city of São Paulo. Corneal esthesiometry was assessed with the Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer. The presence of diabetic retinopathy was detected with indirect fundoscopy. The validity of corneal esthesiometry in identifying diabetic retinopathy was evaluated by the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve.RESULTS:
Sensitivity and specificity analyses of the corneal esthesiometry for detecting the stages of diabetic retinopathy using different cut-offs showed values less than 80 percent. The best indices (72.2 percent sensitivity and 57.4 percent specificity) were obtained for the identification of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.CONCLUSIONS:
In the study series, corneal esthesiometry was not a good indicator of diabetic retinopathy.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Programas de Rastreamento
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Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Retinopatia Diabética
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Estudo de rastreamento
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. saúde pública
Assunto da revista:
Saúde Pública
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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