General practice & primary care · UKMLA & AKT
Diabetic retinopathy screening
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of preventable blindness in working-age adults in the UK
- Early disease is asymptomatic - the entire rationale for population screening
- NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) invites ~3 million people annually
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