Received Date: July 10, 2022 Accepted Date: July 24, 2022 Published Date: July 30, 2022

Abstract

The World Health Organization announced in 2018 that 422 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes mellitus. The projected impact of vision impairment and blindness caused by Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) will result in significant public health and economic consequences. DR is preventable and treatable if detected early through an annual eye screening. However, screening rates are low globally due to a paucity of trained
eye-health professionals in developing countries and in rural or remote areas of developed countries