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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2026

Early Detection of Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy in Low-Resource Settings: Barriers and Solutions.

Esha Gupta, Moe Hein Aung, Eileen Bowden

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Esha GuptaDell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7486-8211
Moe Hein AungMitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4256-5793
Eileen BowdenMitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and glaucoma, globally leading causes of irreversible blindness, can be detected and managed early with timely screening. In low-resource settings, access to ophthalmological examination is limited by a variety of constraints, including scarcity of specialists, equipment costs, geographic distance from care centers, and limited patient awareness. This narrative review examines the principal barriers to early detection of glaucoma and DR and evaluates evidence-based strategies to overcome them, including low-cost portable ophthalmic testing tools, artificial intelligence (AI) analytics, risk-based resource allocation, teleophthalmology, and targeted patient education. In different populations, these strategies have been shown to meaningfully increase access to ophthalmologic screening and follow-up at a significantly lower cost. We describe these approaches, demonstrate previously successful initiatives, and propose various combined approaches adapted to the specific needs of the various low-resource settings.

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barriers for ophthalmic carediabetic retinopathyglaucomalow-resource setting

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PMID42589932
PMCPMC13467204

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