Diabetic eye screening in people with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors' conclusion
This review reveals a high prevalence of DR and other ocular complications in people with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis, alongside significant under-screening. Future research should focus on developing and accessing targeted interventions to improve screening uptake in this vulnerable population.
Study context
- Population
- People with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis8 articles
- Outcome
- Prevalence of DR and other ocular conditions, and eye screening rates
Methodological detailsrandom-effects models, Search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL
- Random-effects models
- Search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Pooled prevalence
- Diabetic retinopathy (DR), pooled prevalence
- 49.1% (95% CI 23.1-75.4)
- Diabetic maculopathy, pooled prevalence
- 32.5% (95% CI 10.9-59.1)
- Cataracts
- 53.4%
- Conjunctival calcification
- 63%
- Corneal calcification
- 45.3%
- No eye screening in over two years
- 54.3% (95% CI 35.4-72.6)
Original publication
Diabetic eye screening in people with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Diabet Med. Published 7 October 2025. doi:10.
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