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Physicians responded that criteria used for referral for DR screening according to duration was &lt;5 years (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0), 5\u201310 years (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 60), &gt;10 years (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 10), and irrespective of the duration (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30). According to severity, well-controlled DM without (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30) and with other system involvement (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 50) and uncontrolled DM without (20) and with other system involvement (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 50) and irrespective of the severity of disease (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30) was reported. Physicians (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 40) responded that patients who were diagnosed with DR belonged to the Type 1 DM category rather than Type 2 DM (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05). With regard to the barriers and challenges faced in ensuring DR screening, the following themes emerged: no ocular symptoms, lack of compliance, time constraint for the patient, and lack of motivation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found that the preferred practice pattern of physicians regarding referral for DR screening was dependent on the duration of the disease (mostly 5\u201310 years of the disease) and severity (when other systems were involved). Noncompliance with advice was the major barrier to DR screening.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_1339_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,11]],"date-time":"2021-11-11T12:37:01Z","timestamp":1636634221000},"page":"3139-3143","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Preferred practice pattern of physicians regarding diabetic retinopathy in diabetes mellitus patients"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"69","author":[{"given":"Tania","family":"Moudgil","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Barinder K","family":"Bains","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, 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