The Diabetic Retinopathy Barometer Study: Global perspectives on access to and experiences of diabetic retinopathy screening and treatment

Highlights • One in 5 of participants had diabetic eye disease; • Nearly 1 in 4 of participants did not have an eye exam in the last 12 months; • Less than 1 in 3 of participants with diabetic eye disease has received treatment; • Twenty-nine percent of ophthalmologists indicated that the majority of their patients with diabetes presented in time for screening; • Sixty-five percent of ophthalmologists reported that the majority of patients presented when visual problems had already occurred;