Table 2 Characteristics of participating optometrists by formal education
Master of science in clinical optometrya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
All (n=74) | No (n=51) | Yes (n=22) | |
Gender, n (%) | |||
Female | 43 (58) | 30 (59) | 13 (59) |
Male | 31 (42) | 21 (41) | 9 (41) |
Number of years as practicing optometrist, mean (sd) ** | 12 (±9) | 10 (±8) | 16 (±8) |
Preferred method of retinal examination, n (%) | |||
Undilated indirect ophthalmoscopy | 35 (47) | 22 (43) | 13 (59) |
Retinal fundus photography | 25 (34) | 16 (31) | 8 (36) |
Undilated direct ophthalmoscopy | 9 (12) | 9 (17) | 0 (0) |
Other | 5 (7) | 4 (8) | 1 (1) |
Retinal examinations methods used in patients with diabetes, n (%) | |||
Undilated retinal photography | 46 (62) | 30 (59) | 15 (68) |
Undilated indirect ophthalmoscopy* | 39 (53) | 23 (45) | 16 (73) |
Dilated indirect ophthalmoscopy | 15 (20) | 9 (18) | 6 (27) |
Dilated retinal photography | 11 (15) | 8 (16) | 3 (14) |
Undilated direct ophthalmoscopy* | 11 (15) | 11 (22) | 0 (0) |
Available instruments for retinal examination and imaging, n (%) | |||
Direct ophthalmoscope and/or indirect slit-lamp ophthalmoscopy | 71 (96) | 48 (94) | 22 (100) |
Retinal fundus camera | 65 (88) | 44 (86) | 20 (91) |
Scanning-laser ophthalmoscope (Optomap) | 19 (26) | 10 (20) | 9 (41) |