Over 1,000 delegates enjoyed a day of lectures, workshops and interaction last weekend at the annual Specsavers Professional Advancement Committee conference in Birmingham.
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She spoke about the simplified grading system for DR and outlined the unambiguous referral protocols for optometrists in practice. Optometrists are ideally placed to reinforce the key messages of good diabetic control coupled with lifestyle in the prevention of DR, and therefore all should be aware that the major controllable risk factors for diabetes are high waist circumference, high BMI and smoking.
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