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[Effects of pre-instilled mydriatics on the intraocular concentration and anti-inflammatory action of topical 0.1% pranoprofen (3)--study on permeability factor].

The authors studied a mechanism of an increase in intraocular concentration of topical 0.1% pranoprofen (PPF) induced by pre-instilled mydriatics (0.5% tropicamide and 0.5% phenylephrine) in rabbit eyes. Ingredient solutions of mydriatics were instilled 60 minutes prior to instillation of PPF. The PPF concentrations in the cornea, aqueous humor and iris-ciliary body did not increase with pre-instilled benzalkonium chloride, chlorobutanol and tropicamide. The PPF concentrations were increased by pre-instilled phenylephrine (PHE), and the concentrations were 2 to 3 times higher than those without mydriatics. The PHE concentration in the aqueous humor was increased about 3 times in the presence of PPF. The octanol/water partition coefficient of PPF was increased in the presence of PHE. These data indicate that the increase of intraocular PPF concentration by the pre-instilled mydriatics was caused by PHE, and the enhancement of transcorneal permeability to PPF may have resulted from the formation of ion-pair complexes between PPF, an anionic drug, and PHE, a cationic drug.

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Evaluation of a new non-mydriatic digital camera for detection of diabetic retinopathy.

AIMS: To compare the results of fundus photography using a new non-mydriatic digital camera with the results of reference standard of Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) retinal photographs, for the detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS: Fundus colour photographs were taken with a Topcon non-mydriatic camera of 147 eyes of 74 diabetic patients, without pupillary dilation (five overlapping fields of 45 degrees; posterior pole, nasal, temporal, superior and inferior). Three retinal specialists classified the photographs in a masked fashion, as showing no DR or mild non-proliferative DR (NPDR) not requiring referral, moderate or more severe NPDR and/or macular oedema, or as non-gradable image requiring referral. ETDRS 35-mm colour slides served as reference images for DR detection. RESULTS: For moderately severe to severe DR, the sensitivities of detection reported by the three observers were 92, 100 and 92%, respectively, and the specificities, 87, 85, and 88%. For four levels of DR severity (none or mild NPDR, moderate NPDR, severe NPDR and proliferative DR), the percentages of exact agreement between the three observers on the retinopathy grades assigned to the non-mydriatic photographs and to the ETDRS reference slides were 94.6, 93 and 87.6%, respectively (kappa 0.60-0.80). Sixteen eyes of nine patients (11%) were judged ungradable by at least one observer. In a second series of 110 patients, evaluated in the setting of a screening procedure, fewer photographs were ungradable (< 6%). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that fundus photographs taken by the Topcon TRC-NW6S non-mydriatic camera, without pupillary dilation, are suitable for DR screening.

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Screening for diabetic retinopathy by one-field, non-mydriatic, 45 degrees digital photography is inadequate.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of one-field, non-mydriatic, 45 degrees digital photography for screening for diabetic retinopathy compared to indirect ophthalmoscopy using a slit-lamp, the reference standard. METHODS: A total of 100 consecutive diabetic patients (200 eyes) who underwent digital fundus photography and ocular examinations from June 2002 to November 2002 were included in this retrospective study. The patients, recruited from a hospital-based, retina referral practice, underwent 45 degrees, non-mydriatic, digital fundus photography using a non-mydriatic fundus camera. One image was obtained focusing the mid fundus between the optic disc and the macula. The fundus images were printed and graded by endocrinologists and a retinal specialist separately. The patients also underwent complete standard ocular examinations as the reference method for determining diabetic retinopathy, including dilation of their pupils and slit-lamp biomicroscopy done by ophthalmologists. The sensitivity and specificity of the digital photographic method were calculated by comparison to the reference method. RESULTS: The sensitivity and specificity of the retinal specialist's diabetic retinopathy grades were 53.8 and 89.0%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the endocrinologists' grades were 45 and 75.3%, respectively. The false negative rates were 22 and 21.5% for endocrinologists and the retinal specialist, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Screening for diabetic retinopathy using one-field, non-mydriatic, 45 degrees digital photography is inadequate.

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Ocular pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in rabbits of ibopamine, a new mydriatic agent.

Ibopamine is an original dopamine analogue. The drug, instilled in the conjunctival sac, induces mydriasis and is well-tolerated. In the present study, we have investigated the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of ibopamine after ocular application. Ibopamine produces a dose-dependent mydriasis endowed with very interesting characteristics: rapid onset, marked pupil dilation and rapid return to normal pupillary diameter. Ibopamine is well absorbed through the cornea, it is rapidly hydrolysed by esterases to epinine and the mydriatic effect is correlated with the concentration of epinine in the aqueous humor. The results of the experiments with the alpha 1-antagonists bunazosin and thymoxamine, and with reserpine, suggest that the mydriatic effect of ibopamine is obtained by direct stimulation of the alpha 1-adrenergic receptors; pretreatment with bunazosin almost completely inhibits the mydriatic activity of ibopamine; the mydriasis is also antagonized by thymoxamine. Pretreatment with reserpine has no effect on the extent of the mydriasis induced by ibopamine.

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A comparison of digital retinal image quality among photographers with different levels of training using a non-mydriatic fundus camera.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the quality of digital retinal images taken by three photographers with different levels of photographic training, using a non-mydriatic fundus camera. METHODS: This study compares 45-degree digital retinal images taken with a non-mydriatic fundus camera by three different photographers with different levels of photographic training: (I) A professional ophthalmic photographer with 20 years of experience; (2) a non-professional photographer with 2 days of photographic training and experience with 50 patients; (3) a non-professional photographer with 1 hour of photographic training and experience with 10 patients. The quality of the photographs was evaluated by the consensus of two retina specialists. RESULTS: Sixty-four (64) eyes of 33 subjects were imaged by the three photographers for a total of 192 images. Thirty-four eyes were photographed in the non-dilated state. The trained ophthalmic photographer and the two non-professional photographers did not have statistically significant differences in image quality based on the image evaluations. (Chi-square P-value: 0.57). This finding was consistent for eyes in both the non-dilated and dilated state. CONCLUSIONS: Fundus image quality for images taken with a non-mydriatic camera were not significantly different among three photographers with different levels of training.

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Non-mydriatic fundus photography: a viable alternative to fundoscopy for identification of diabetic retinopathy in an Aboriginal population in rural Western Australia?

PURPOSE: To evaluate the Canon CR5-45NM non-mydriatic fundus camera (Canon, Kanagawa, Japan) for identifying retinopathy and the need for laser treatment in a population of Aboriginal patients with diabetes mellitus in rural Western Australia. METHODS: Diabetic Aboriginal patients were photographed through undilated pupils using a Canon CR5-45NM non-mydriatic fundus camera, after which ophthalmoscopy was performed using indirect ophthalmoscopy through dilated pupils. The examining ophthalmologist recorded the presence of retinopathy and the need for laser treatment. A proportion of patients were rephotographed through dilated pupils. Photographs were reviewed by a second ophthalmologist who evaluated the quality of the image, the presence of retinopathy and the need for laser treatment. Results of fundus photographs and ophthalmoscopy were compared. RESULTS: Three hundred and twenty-eight eyes in 164 Aboriginal patients were examined. The mean patient age was 48.2 years (range 16-81 years) and the mean duration of diabetes was 7.5 years (range 1-35 years). Seventy-four eyes (22.6%) were diagnosed with retinopathy using combined examination techniques, 44 (59.5%) of which were identified by ophthalmoscopy and 55 (74.3%) by photography. Thirty-five eyes were deemed to need treatment, 18 (51.4%) of which were identified by ophthalmoscopy and 30 (85.7%) by photography. Kappa coefficient measurement for agreement for presence of retinopathy and need for referral was 0.41 and 0.53, respectively. Photograph quality was significantly improved following pupil dilation. CONCLUSIONS: The Canon CR5-45NM non-mydriatic fundus camera was relatively good at identifying diabetic retinopathy and could usefully be applied within a screening programme for treatable disease within this population.

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Screening for diabetic retinopathy using a non-mydriatic retinal camera in rural Victoria.

PURPOSE: To develop a screening programme for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy using non-mydriatic retinal photography. METHODS: A community based screening service was offered to all people with known diabetes mellitus in selected townships in the LaTrobe and Goulburn Valleys in Victoria. At the local examination centre, basic sociodemographic information was collected as well as details of previous use of eye care services for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy. The examination included visual acuity (VA), glycosylated haemoglobin level and Polaroid photographs of each fundus using a Canon CR5-45NM non-mydriatic retinal camera (Canon, Tochigiken, Japan). Dilating drops were not used. Photographs were subsequently reviewed and letters were sent to all participants (with copies to their general practitioners) with recommendations for appropriate follow up. RESULTS: A total of 1177 people with diabetes attended the screening service, which is estimated to be 40% of the total population with known diabetes in the study area. The mean age was 65 years (range 20-94 years); 559 (48%) people reported not having a dilated fundus examination within the past 2 years; 345 (29%) people had never had a dilated fundus examination. Of the 2354 eyes, 2126 (90%) of the photographs were gradable. A total of 704 people (60%) had normal VA and no evidence of diabetic retinopathy, 209 people (18%) had diabetic retinopathy, 101 people (9%) had evidence of other fundus pathology, 42 people (3%) had reduced acuity (< 6/18) in one or both eyes (with no fundus pathology evident) and 121 people (10%) had ungradable photographs in one or both eyes. CONCLUSIONS: The present study demonstrates the usefulness of a screening programme with non-mydriatic retinal photography as an adjunct to current eye care services for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy.

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Evaluation of surgical performance with intracameral mydriatics in phacoemulsification surgery.

PURPOSE: To evaluate surgical performance using intracameral mydriatics (ICM) in phacoemulsification surgery in a series of consecutive cases. METHODS: In a series of 198 consecutive procedures 50-200 microl of cyclopentolate 0.1%, phenylephrine 1.5% and lidocaine 1% was given intracamerally for mydriasis and anaesthesia. The previous 198 cases, dilated with topical mydriatics, were studied for comparison. Several pre- intra- and postoperative parameters were registered, and the subjective surgical performance was graded after each procedure. In 41 consecutive cases, the change in pulse and oxygen saturation induced by the ICM injection was registered. RESULTS: No increase in operation time or complication rates was seen with ICM, compared to when standard topical mydriatics were used. The subjective surgical performance was ranked as equally good for both groups. CONCLUSION: From this clinical evaluation, our impression is that ICM performs well in routine phacoemulsification surgery.

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Reliability of diagnostic tests for contact allergy to mydriatic eyedrops.

Adverse reactions due to the administration of mydriatic eyedrops are not uncommon. In Spain, the most commonly used are phenylephrine, tropicamide and cyclopentolate hydrochloride. In this study, 37 patients with adverse reactions to the administration of mydriatic eyedrops were investigated from January 1993 to June 1997. The aim was to assess the reliability of the diagnostic methods used, particularly the adequate concentration of allergens and the introduction of conjunctival challenge as a safe and accurate diagnostic tool in those patients who could not be diagnosed by other methods. Phenylephrine was the drug most frequently causing sensitization (93.5%) among the 31 allergic patients. Preservatives were the cause in only 1. Patch testing detected allergy in 68.5% of the subjects. 2 concentrations (1% and 10%) and vehicles (pet. and aq.) were used for phenylephrine. The most reliable was 10% aq. Reading at D4 was more useful than at D2. The sensitivity of the patch test was low (72.4%) and its negative predictive value (NPV) poor (42%). In 24% of patients, allergy to phenylephrine was detected only by conjunctival challenge test. This diagnostic method is safe and helpful and has not previously been used to diagnose adverse reactions due to mydriatic eyedrops.

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Comparison of mydriatic regimens used in screening for retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants with dark irides.

PURPOSE: To determine the mydriatic regimen that provides optimal dilation of the pupil with minimal systemic side effects for screening of retinopathy of prematurity. METHODS: This cross-sectional, randomized, double-masked clinical trial compared cyclopentolate 1% + phenylephrine 2.5%, tropicamide 1% + phenylephrine 2.5%, and a prepared combination of cyclopentolate 0.2% with phenylephrine 1% for pupillary dilation in preterm infants with dark irides. Thirteen infants were randomized to each regimen. Outcomes measured were pupillary dilation, heart rate, blood pressure, abdominal girth, and intolerance to feeds. RESULTS: All three mydriatic regimens provided adequate pupillary dilation at 45 minutes, with dilation sustained at 60 minutes. There was a significant increase in mean blood pressure in the cyclopentolate 1% + phenylephrine 2.5% and the tropicamide 1% + phenylephrine 2.5% groups. Although there was no significant change of abdominal girth in any of the three groups, a total of eight patients developed intolerance to feeds; four (50%) of these infants were from the cyclopentolate 1% + phenylephrine 2.5% group. CONCLUSION: The prepared combination of cyclopentolate 0.2% + phenylephrine 1% appears to be the mydriatic of choice for preterm infants with dark irides as it provided adequate pupillary dilation with the least systemic side effects.

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Dynamic evaluation by TV-pupillometry of the mydriatic effect of ibopamine solution. Controlled studies.

The aim of the study was to evaluate in man the dose-effect relationship of ibopamine solution 0.25%, 0.50% and 1% on the pupillary diameter and the pupillary reflex to light stimulus and near vision. A cross-over study was performed in comparison with a placebo and with tropicamide solution 1% in 18 healthy volunteers. The results show that ibopamine 1% determines a marked mydriatic effect. At the doses used, it produces a maximum increase of the pupillary diameter with a dose-effect relationship which does not depart significantly from a straight line. The maximum mydriatic effect of ibopamine 1% is significantly greater than that of tropicamide 1%. The mydriatic effect of ibopamine lasts for about 3 h; that of tropicamide lasts longer. Tropicamide 1% markedly and for a long period inhibits the pupillary reflex both to light and to near vision. The effect of ibopamine 1% on the pupillary reflex to near vision is slight, while on the reflex to light stimulus it is essentially comparable to that of tropicamide.

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Pupillographic evaluation of the mydriatic effect of ibopamine solution.

The mydriatic effects of ibopamine solution at the concentrations of 0.25%, 0.50%, 1% and tropicamide solution at the concentration of 1% were evaluated in 22 clinically healthy volunteers. The study was conducted at single dose, instilling 1 drop of each concentration of ibopamine and of tropicamide in one eye and 1 drop of placebo in the other. The pupillary diameter was measured by photographic pupillography immediately before and at 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240 min after each instillation. Immediately before and 45 min after each instillation, visual acuity was also measured for both near and distant objects. The ibopamine solution exerted a dose-related mydriatic effect in both magnitude and duration. The mean maximum pupillary diameters were 5.5, 8.0, 9.1 mm with ibopamine at 0.25%, 0.50%, 1% and 8.6 mm with tropicamide. The mean times to reach the maximum pupillary diameter were 60, 54, and 50 min with the three concentrations of ibopamine, and 47 min with tropicamide. The duration of the mydriatic effect was less than 4 h with ibopamine and very much more with tropicamide. No effect on accommodation was found with ibopamine, while a cycloplegic effect was constantly noted with tropicamide. On the basis of the results obtained, it is concluded that ibopamine is to be preferred when mydriasis is required with good absolute values and brief duration (examinations of the fundus, examinations with Goldmann's lens, etc.), without cycloplegia.

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[Comparative mydriatic effect of different groups of antidepressants].

Study of 16 antidepressants, (imipramine, amitryptyline, doxepin, dibenzepin, maprotilin, mianserin, nomifensin, trazodon, caroxazon, adepren, viloxazin, nialamid, asaphen, pyrazidol, inkasan, ftoracizin) in experiments on white mice have shown that the drugs tested may be arranged in the following way as regards the intensity of the mydriatic effect they produce: ftoracizin, amitryptyline, doxepin, imipramine, dibenzepin. Pyrazidol produces a very weak and short-lived mydriatic effect. Adepren, inkasan, caroxazon, adepren produce no mydriatic action.

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An explanation for the long duration of mydriatic effect of atropine in eye.

The mydriatic effect of topically applied 3H-atropine (2%) was compared in the pigmented rabbits (black fur and dark brown irides) and nonpigmented (albino) atropinesterase-negative rabbits. The duration, t1/2, of the mydriatic effect in the nonpigmented and pigmented rabbit was 43.5 and greater than 96 hours, respectively. At hour 96, the tissue 3H-atropine in the pigmented iris was greater than that in the nonpigmented iris by the factor of eight. The longer duration of mydriatic effect in the pigmented iris is explained by the slow release of the bound drug from the pigment onto the muscarinic receptors.

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The mydriatic effect of topical glycopyrrolate.

BACKGROUND: Glycopyrrolate, an anticholinergic agent that does not cross the blood-brain barrier, has several indications, but its mydriatic effect has never been tested. This study was carried out in order to compare the mydriatic effect of glycopyrrolate 0.5% to that of atropine sulfate 1%. METHODS: Glycopyrrolate 0.5% and atropine 1.0% were instilled separately in the eyes of albino rabbits. Pupil diameter and intra-ocular pressure were monitored. RESULTS: Mydriasis was noted within 5 min of glycopyrrolate instillation, reached near-maximal level at 15 min and persisted for 1 week. Glycopyrrolate 0.5% showed a faster, stronger and more persistent mydriatic effect than atropine 1.0%. Administration of glycopyrrolate 0.5% solution b.i.d. for 1 week did not affect intra-ocular pressure or produce any adverse reaction. CONCLUSION: Glycopyrrolate solution has the potential to deliver an ocular anticholinergic effect without causing associated central anticholinergic hazards.

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High prevalence of retinal vascular changes in never-treated essential hypertensives: an inter- and intra-observer reproducibility study with non-mydriatic retinography.

BACKGROUND: The clinical significance of stratifying cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients on the basis of retinal changes such as arteriolar narrowing or arterio-venous crossing has been criticized. AIM: Objectives of the study were: (i) to compare the prevalence of retinal abnormalities detected by non-mydriatic retinography with that of other quantitative markers of target organ damage (TOD), such as echocardiographically determined left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), carotid structural abnormalities and microalbuminuria in recently diagnosed and never treated hypertensives; (ii) to assess the inter- and intra-observer reproducibility in evaluating retinal microvascular changes. METHODS: One hundred ninety-seven grade 1 (73%) and grade 2 essential hypertensives (119 males; mean age 46.8 +/- 12.0 years, duration of hypertension: 2.3 +/- 1.8 years) referred for the first time to our outpatient hypertension hospital clinic were subjected to the following procedures: (i) repeated clinic blood pressure (BP) measurements; (ii) electrocardiogram; (iii) routine blood chemistry and urinalysis; (iv) 24-h urine collection for microalbuminuria; (v) 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring; (vi) non-mydriatic retinography; (vii) echocardiogram; (viii) carotid ultrasonography. Retinal changes were evaluated according to a modified Keith, Wagener and Barker (KWB) classification by two physicians, who had no knowledge of the patients' characteristics. These following markers of TOD were considered: (i) left ventricular mass index > or = 125 g/m2 in men and > or = 110 g/m2 in women; (ii) at least one carotid plaque (focal thickening > 1.3 mm) or diffuse common carotid thickening (> or = 0.9 mm); (iii) microalbuminuria (urinary albumin excretion > or = 30 and < 300 mg/24 h). RESULTS: The prevalence rates of LVH, carotid structural alterations and microalbuminuria were 12.9, 26.0 and 8.6% respectively; while the distribution of patients in the different degrees of hypertensive retinopathy made by two independent readers (1 and 2) was: 0 = 15.2, I = 25.4, II = 58.9, III = 0.5% (1); 0 = 14.7, I = 27.9, II = 56.8, III = 0.5% (2), p = NS. The overall prevalence of retinal changes was 84.3% and 84.7%, respectively, and the inter- and intra-observer reproducibility 89.1, 91.6 (1) and 90.2% (2), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that: (i) the prevalence of initial retinal changes is far higher than that of other prognostically validated quantitative markers of cardiac and extracardiac TOD; (ii) the inter- and intra-observer reproducibility between two skilled readers in detecting these abnormalities with non-mydriatic retinography is excellent; (iii) the high prevalence of retinal changes in untreated subjects with mild hypertension offers a new piece of evidence that they cannot be considered a proof of TOD.

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Comparative study of the polaroid and digital non-mydriatic cameras in the detection of referrable diabetic retinopathy in Australia.

AIM: To show that the non-mydriatic retinal camera (NMRC) using polaroid film is as effective as the NMRC using digital imaging in detecting referrable retinopathy. METHODS: A series of patients with diabetes attending the eye out-patients department at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital had single-field non-mydriatic fundus photographs taken using first a digital and then a polaroid camera. Dilated 30 degrees seven-field stereo fundus photographs were then taken of each eye as the gold standard. The photographs were graded in a masked fashion. Retinopathy levels were defined using the simplified Wisconsin Grading system. We used the kappa statistics for inter-reader and intrareader agreement and the generalized linear model to derive the odds ratio. RESULTS: There were 196 participants giving 325 undilated retinal photographs. Of these participants 111 (57%) were males. The mean age of the patients was 68.8 years. There were 298 eyes with all three sets of photographs from 154 patients. The digital NMRC had a sensitivity of 86.2%[95% confidence interval (CI) 65.8, 95.3], whilst the polaroid NMRC had a sensitivity of 84.1% (95% CI 65.5, 93.7). The specificities of the two cameras were identical at 71.2% (95% CI 58.8, 81.1). There was no difference in the ability of the polaroid and digital camera to detect referrable retinopathy (odds ratio 1.06, 95% CI 0.80, 1.40, P = 0.68). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that non-mydriatic retinal photography using polaroid film is as effective as digital imaging in the detection of referrable retinopathy in countries such as the USA and Australia or others that use the same criterion for referral.

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Comparison of two reference standards in validating two field mydriatic digital photography as a method of screening for diabetic retinopathy.

AIM: To compare two reference standards when evaluating a method of screening for referable diabetic retinopathy. METHOD: Clinics at Oxford and Norwich Hospitals were used in a two centre prospective study of 239 people with diabetes receiving an ophthalmologist's examination using slit lamp biomicroscopy, seven field 35 mm stereophotography and two field mydriatic digital photography. Patients were selected from those attending clinics when the ophthalmologist and ophthalmic photographer were able to attend. The main outcome measures were the detection of referable diabetic retinopathy as defined by the Gloucestershire adaptation of the European Working Party guidelines. RESULTS: In comparison with seven field stereophotography, the ophthalmologist's examination gave a sensitivity of 87.4% (confidence interval 83.5 to 91.5), a specificity of 94.9% (91.5 to 98.3), and a kappa statistic of 0.80. Two field mydriatic digital photography gave a sensitivity of 80.2% (75.2 to 85.2), specificity of 96.2% (93.2 to 99.2), and a kappa statistic of 0.73. In comparison with the ophthalmologist's examination, two field mydriatic digital photography gave a sensitivity of 82.8% (78.0 to 87.6), specificity of 92.9% (89.6 to 96.2), and a kappa statistic of 0.76. Seven field stereo gave a sensitivity of 96.4% (94.0 to 98.8), a specificity of 82.9% (77.4 to 88.4), and a kappa statistic of 0.80. 15.3% of seven field sets, 1.5% of the two field digital photographs, and none of the ophthalmologist's examinations were ungradeable. CONCLUSION: An ophthalmologist's examination compares favourably with seven field stereophotography, and two field digital photography performs well against both reference standards.

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