Table 4 Referral decisions in a consecutive case series of diabetes patients following OCT-guided assessment in Gloucestershire Diabetic Eye Screening surveillance clinic (n=724)

From: Action on diabetic macular oedema: achieving optimal patient management in treating visual impairment due to diabetic eye disease

Referral outcome

Number of people

Percentage

OCT/photographic clinic

426

59%

Referred to Ophthalmology Eye Clinic

146

20%

Annual screen

122

17%

Rebooked

21

3%

Deceased

9

1%

  1. Abbreviation: OCT, optical coherence tomography.