OBJECTIVE To compare efficiency of nonmydriatic ultrawide field retinal imaging (UWFI)
and nonmydriatic fundus photography (NMFP) in a diabetic retinopathy (DR) ocular
telehealth program. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Patients in this retrospective,
comparative cohort study underwent NMFP and UWFI between 1 November 2011 and 1
November 2012. Images were evaluated for DR and diabetic macular edema (DME) by
certified graders using a standard protocol at a centralized reading center. Identification of …

Objective: To compare efficiency of nonmydriatic ultrawide field retinal imaging (UWFI) and
nonmydriatic fundus photography (NMFP) in a diabetic retinopathy (DR) ocular telehealth
program Research Design and Methods: Retrospective, comparative cohort study of patients
imaged from 11/01/2011-11/01/2012. Images were evaluated for DR and diabetic macular
edema (DME) using standard protocol at a centralized reading center with certified graders.
Identification of DR, image evaluation time and rate of ungradable eyes were compared …