Computers can effectively detect diabetes-related eye problems, analysis finds

Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 07:40 in Health & Medicine

People with diabetes have an increased risk of blindness, yet nearly half of the approximately 23 million Americans with diabetes do not get an annual eye exam to detect possible problems. But it appears that cost-effective computerized systems to detect early eye problems related to diabetes can help meet the screening need, a new analysis shows.

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