Table 4 Optometrists’ sensitivity and specificity for identifying diabetic retinopathy, presented by formal education level
Sensitivity | Specificity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Any DR (n=7) | Mild DR (n=5) | Moderate DR (n=2) | No DR (n=7) | |
% (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | |
All optometrists (n=74) | 67 (62 to 72) | 54 (47 to 61) | 100 | 84 (80 to 89) |
Formal education a,** | ||||
BSc or lower (n=51) | 63 (56 to 69) | 48 (39 to 57) | 100 | 84 (78 to 89) |
MSc (n= 22) | 77 (71 to 84) | 68 (59 to 77) | 100 | 85 (77 to 93) |