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The primary outcome was DR screening within 2 years of diagnosis. Predictors included age, sex, socioeconomic status, comorbidities, rurality, immigration status, and health system factors. Logistic regression evaluated the associations. Five-year rates and ocular complications were assessed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong> \u2014 Among 691,557 individuals, 396,073 (57.3%) received DR screening within 2 years of diagnosis. Screening was more common among older adults, females, and individuals with higher comorbidity or rural residence, and less common among younger patients (OR [odds ratio]: 0.22 for age 20\u201339 vs \u226565; p &lt; 0.0001), males (OR: 1.10 for females vs males; p &lt; 0.0001), immigrants (OR: 0.98; p &lt; 0.0001), and those in the lowest income quintile. One-year rates declined from 44.9% (2011\/12) to 35.2% (2019\/20), and 5-year rates from 76.8% (2011\/12) to 72.4% (2017\/18). DR and other ocular conditions were more often diagnosed among screened individuals. Screening dropped sharply during COVID-19, especially among younger adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusions<\/strong> \u2014 Despite universal health care, substantial disparities in DR screening persist across age, sex, immigration status, and socioeconomic strata. Screening rates declined over time and were further exacerbated by COVID-19. These findings underscore the urgent need for targeted, equity-oriented strategies, such as teleophthalmology and primary care integration, to improve uptake and prevent vision loss in the growing diabetic population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective \u2014 To evaluate longitudinal trends and determinants of diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening uptake over 10 years among adults with newly diagnosed diabetes in Ontario, Canada. Methods \u2014 A population-based cohort study using linked ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) administrative data, including adults aged \u226519 years with newly diagnosed diabetes between April [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"topic":[50,43],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-23274","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","topic-endocrinology","topic-eye-ear-nose-and-throat-disorders"],"acf":{"citation":"Felfeli T, Glazier RH, Gozdyra P, Wilson M, Presseau J, Brent MH. <em>Can J Ophthalmol<\/em>. 2026; S0008-4182(25)00525-3. 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