Table 3 Information about eye examination and frequency of eye and vision examination (n = 1,352), n (%)
All patients (n = 1,352) | Type 1 (n = 451) | Type 2 (n = 901) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Informed about the importance of eye examination*/‡,§ | 1,169 | (86.8) | 433 | (96.2) | 736 | (82.1) |
Source of information not mutually exclusive* | ||||||
General practitioner§ | 678 | (58.0) | 205 | (47.3) | 473 | (64.3) |
Ophthalmologist | 515 | (44.1) | 202 | (46.7) | 313 | (42.5) |
Hospital§ | 338 | (28.9) | 224 | (51.7) | 114 | (15.5) |
Other medical practitioner§ | 114 | (9.8) | 95 | (21.9) | 19 | (2.6) |
Optometrist | 93 | (8.0) | 41 | (9.5) | 52 | (7.1) |
Leaflets/Journal of the Norwegian Diabetes Association∥,§ | 298 | (25.5) | 136 | (31.4) | 162 | (22.0) |
Diabetes patient education course | 218 | (18.6) | 77 | (17.8) | 218 | (18.6) |
Media | 68 | (5.8) | 24 | (5.5) | 44 | (6.0) |
Other persons with diabetes§ | 94 | (8.0) | 47 | (10.9) | 47 | (6.4) |
First eye examination after diagnosis †,§ | ||||||
Within 1 year | 538 | (40.3) | 121 | (26.9) | 417 | (47.1) |
Within 1–5 years | 433 | (32.5) | 138 | (30.7) | 295 | (33.3) |
After more than 5 years | 221 | (16.6) | 140 | (31.2) | 81 | (9.2) |
Never examined | 74 | (5.5) | 6 | (1.3) | 68 | (7.7) |
Unsure | 68 | (5.1) | 44 | (9.8) | 24 | (2.7) |
Regular eye examination reported by one or more methods ‡,§ | ||||||
Eye examination by one or more methods | 1,141 | (85.4) | 416 | (92.7) | 725 | (81.7) |
Examination by ophthalmologist | 965 | (84.6) | 339 | (81.5) | 626 | (86.3) |
Fundusphotography | 443 | (38.8) | 202 | (48.6) | 241 | (33.2) |
Examination by optometrist | 90 | (7.9) | 30 | (7.2) | 60 | (8.3) |
Examination by general practitioner | 21 | (1.8) | 6 | (1.4) | 15 | (2.1) |
Regular vision examination reported by one or more methods | ||||||
by one or more methods | 1,161 | (85.9) | 386 | (85.6) | 775 | (86.0) |
by ophthalmologist | 979 | (84.3) | 330 | (85.5) | 649 | (83.7) |
by optometrist | 252 | (21.7) | 84 | (21.8) | 168 | (21.7) |
by other health care provider | 33 | (2.8) | 18 | (4.7) | 15 | (1.9) |
by medical doctor | 29 | (2.5) | 8 | (2.1) | 21 | (2.7) |