Applications

1181 – Non-mydriatic retinal photography (NMP) in persons with diabetes

Find out about the service or technology in this application and the medical condition it addresses. You can also view the application documents, the deadlines for providing consultation input and the outcome of the application when the MSAC process is complete.

  • Status Complete
  • Type New application
  • Pre-PASC consultation -
  • Pre-MSAC consultation -
  • Outcome Supported

Application details

Reason for application

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Service or technology in this application

NMP is a non-contact, non-invasive [digital] imaging technique that provides images of the retina and optic disc. NMP provides a means for earlier detection of diabetic retinopathy and vision loss in people with diagnosed diabetes who do not attend an eyecare practitioner for a mydriatic fundus assessment.

Medical condition this application addresses

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a disease of the retina that eventually develops in nearly all patients with diabetes mellitus and is directly related to poor control of blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipids.

DR progresses in a predicable fashion from minimal to more severe changes if there is no intervention. The earliest clinical signs of DR include microaneurysms and haemorrhages. Visual loss results mainly from macular oedema / and or proliferative diabetic retinotherapy.

Application documents

PICO confirmation

Assessment report

Assessment report – Addendum

Public summary document

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Meetings to consider this application

  • PASC meeting: 
    • 15 to 16 August 2013
    • 12 to 13 December 2013
  • ESC meeting: 
    • 8 to 10 October 2014
  • MSAC meeting:
    • 26 to 28 November 2014