Economic Evaluation of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy among Chinese Type 2 Diabetics: A Community-based Study in Kinmen, Taiwan

Abstract

Screening for DR is both medically and economically worthwhile. Annual screening for DR among Chinese with type 2 diabetes should be conducted. Prevention programs aimed at improving eye care for patients with type 2 diabetes result in both substantial federal budgetary savings and highly cost-effective health care.