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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">186</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2023.30904</article-id>
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      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Ophthalmology</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>The Impact of Family Medicine on Diabetic Eye Care, Screening Programs, Referral Patterns, and Outcomes&#13;
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      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alnahdi</surname>
            <given-names>Ahmed</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alkheledan</surname>
            <given-names>Haifa</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Himayda</surname>
            <given-names>Ahmad</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alturkustani</surname>
            <given-names>Elaf</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ghareeb</surname>
            <given-names>Ahmed Al</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Mattar</surname>
            <given-names>Zahra Al</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Allehyani</surname>
            <given-names>Lujain</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Miski</surname>
            <given-names>Samer</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alnewaiser</surname>
            <given-names>Majed</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alshumrani</surname>
            <given-names>Ayman</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alrehaili</surname>
            <given-names>Mohammed</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>25</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>3</volume>
      <issue>9</issue>
      <fpage>303</fpage>
      <lpage>309</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Diabetes mellitus is a long-lasting metabolic disease with a complex etiology. It is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels, which are marked by anomalies in insulin secretion, action, or both. Long-term hyperglycemia causes diverse microvascular and macrovascular diabetic complications, which are primarily responsible for the high morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes. Diabetes leads to significant ophthalmological complications among which diabetic retinopathy is thought to be the most frequent cause of blindness in people of working age, with diabetic macular oedema being the most frequent cause of impaired visual acuity among diabetics. The findings of several research studies suggest that the best way to prevent diabetic retinopathy from leading to blindness is through regular assessment and screening so any complications can be addressed as soon as possible. Furthermore, since early diabetic eye disease stages are asymptomatic, screening people with diabetes is essential. As a result, the primary care physician__ampersandsign#39;s involvement is essential for enabling an early diagnosis of this condition. Family physicians play an essential role in the early identification and prevention of diabetic retinopathy. They serve as the initial line of contact for managing diabetes and as referral sources when complications arise. The purpose of this research is to review the impact of family medicine on diabetic eye care, screening programs, referral patterns, and outcomes.&#13;
</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>diabetes</kwd>
        <kwd> eye</kwd>
        <kwd> complication</kwd>
        <kwd> retinopathy</kwd>
        <kwd> screening</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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