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Scientific Object Identifier: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-02-58-37
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2018.02.58.37
Language: English
Citation: Bibi R, Akbar M, Maqbool Q (2018) RETINOPATHY IN DIABETIC PATIENTS. ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 02 (58): 177-180. Soi: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-02-58-37 Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2018.02.58.37 |
Pages: 177-180
Published: 28.02.2018
Abstract: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine incidence of retinopathy in diabetic patients so that early management should be done to minimize this complication of diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study 140 diabetic patients were included of either gender having ages of 20-80 years reported in Medical Unit of Bahawal victoria Hospital Bahawalpur, Pakistan from 1st June 2015 to 31th May 2016. Tables and charts used to express percentages, standard deviation and means. RESULTS: One hundred and forty patients were studied. Out of them 40 were taking insulin therapy and 100 patients were taking oral hypoglycemic. Fifty patients had Diabetic retinopathy with incidence of 35.7%. Among these 50 patients, 45 were having background retinopathy and 5 had proliferative retinopathy including 35(70%) males and 15(30%) females. The incidence of disease was higher in patients with 55 years of age or above with diabetes of duration of 15 years or more. CONCLUSION: It was concluded from this study that incidence of retinopathy in diabetic patients is very high in our population and it increases with duration of disease. Its incidence is more in patients having IDDM than NIDDM of either gender and of any age group
Key words: incidence, retinopathy, Diabetic patients
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