Publications by authors named "Rune Hapnes"
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Norway and adherence to the Norwegian Guidelines for screening for diabetic eye disease.
Methods: Two hundred and ninety-nine people with diabetes were randomly recruited from the patient lists of randomly selected general practitioners from three different regions in Norway. Retinopathy was evaluated from retinal photographs after dilation of the pupils using a red-free digital camera and visual acuity was measured using the Snellen chart.