2019
Barriers to and Facilitators of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Utilization in a High-Risk Population
Fairless E, Nwanyanwu K. Barriers to and Facilitators of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Utilization in a High-Risk Population. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2019, 6: 1244-1249. PMID: 31463812, PMCID: PMC6880869, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-019-00627-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk populationEye examDiabetic retinopathyVision lossQualified community health centersCommunity health centersLow socioeconomic statusUse of screeningBackgroundDiabetic retinopathyMedian ageEye careHealth centersClinic experienceDiabetesPatientsVision statusRetinopathyConclusionsThe factorsMethodsQualitative interviewsVisual symptomsSocioeconomic statusHealth insuranceImportant facilitatorsExamParticipants
2018
2458 Determining the prevalence and associated multilevel characteristics of undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy
Nwanyanwu K, Nunez-Smith M, Desai M, Gardner T. 2458 Determining the prevalence and associated multilevel characteristics of undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2018, 2: 67-68. PMCID: PMC6799117, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2018.247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUndiagnosed diabetic retinopathyDiabetic retinopathyEthnic disparitiesSight-saving treatmentClinical examination dataCause of blindnessHigh prevalenceTimely diagnosisRetinopathyGreater severityExamination dataPrevalenceBlindnessEthnic minoritiesResults/PopulationRepresentative surveyDisparitiesQualitative interviewsDiagnosisSeverity
2015
Beyond HbA1c: Environmental Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy
Nwanyanwu KH, Newman-Casey PA, Gardner TW, Lim JI. Beyond HbA1c: Environmental Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal Of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology 2015, 06: 405. PMID: 26973797, PMCID: PMC4785841, DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental risk factorsDiabetic retinopathyRisk factorsDuration of diseaseDiabetic eye diseasePrevalence of diabetesCause of blindnessCost-effective interventionWorking-aged peopleMicrovascular complicationsEye diseasePopulation-level challengesRetinopathyDiseaseDiabetesBlindnessComplicationsFactorsPrevalence
2013
Predicting Development of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Nwanyanwu K, Talwar N, Gardner TW, Wrobel JS, Herman WH, Stein JD. Predicting Development of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes Care 2013, 36: 1562-1568. PMID: 23275374, PMCID: PMC3661803, DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonproliferative diabetic retinopathyDiabetic retinopathy progressionRetinopathy progressionDiabetic retinopathyMultivariable Cox regression analysisProgression risk scoreHigh-risk patientsRetrospective cohort analysisCox regression analysisProliferative diabetic retinopathyFive-year probabilityLow-risk individualsCare recipient ageAdvanced diseaseRecipient ageDiabetes mellitusGlycemic controlClaims databaseVision lossDisease progressionCohort analysisRisk scoreManaged-care networkPredicting DevelopmentRetinopathy