Ophthalmology Science, a journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, published the following MTM Vision Working Group papers:

March 2024: “Measuring Quality of Life in Diabetic Retinal Disease: A Narrative Review of Available Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.” The review explores various patient-reported outcome measures to evaluate health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic retinal disease (DRD). It emphasizes the importance of understanding the psychometric properties of PROMs to determine their relevance to the severity levels of a revised DRD staging system. The review evaluates generic, vision-specific, and DRD-specific PROMs utilized in DRD research and identifies areas where enhancements could be made. The lead author is Stela Vujosevic, MD, PhD et al. This narrative review was undertaken by the MTM Vision Quality of Life Working Group, one of six working groups organized for the DRD Staging System Update Effort, a project of MTM Vision and JDRF supported by Mary Tyler Moore and S. Robert Levine, MD Charitable Foundation. Learn More

June 2024: “Imaging Modalities for Assessing the Vascular Component of Diabetic Retinal Disease: Review and Consensus for an Updated Staging System.” An in-depth review of the current scientific knowledge about different ways of taking pictures to check the blood vessels in the eyes of people with diabetic eye disease was conducted by the world’s experts to improve how we classify the disease in the future, identify deficiencies, and make recommendations for improvement. Professor Tien Yin Wong, MD, Co-Chair of MTM Vision’s Vascular Working Group, presided over the review written by Tien-En Tan, MBBS (Hons), FRCOphth, et al., for the DRD Staging System Update Effort, a project of MTM Vision and JDRF. Learn more.

June 2024: “A New Approach to Staging Diabetic Retinal Disease.” This review provides an overview of the existing evidence regarding biomarkers for measuring diabetic retinal disease (DRD), specifically, diabetic retinal neurodegeneration and diabetic macular edema. Despite significant progress in retinal diagnostics, particularly in data collection from diabetic patients, the staging of DRD remains reliant on traditional color fundus photographs. There is a lack of clear guidelines on integrating data from newer diagnostic modalities into clinical practice. The lead author is Roomasa Channa, MD, and Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD, on behalf of the Diabetic Retinal Neurodegeneration and Macular Edema working group of MTM Vision and JDRF’s DRD Staging Update Project. Learn More