A Case Study of Diabetic Retinopathy-Risk Factors, Clinical Staging And Preventive Measures oo Prevent Vision Loss
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 11
Abstract
This study was done on 100 eyes of 50 patients at Government General Hospital, Guntur.The primary aim of the study is to evaluate , Clinical staging of the disease at presentation and to manage it and to evaluate the visual outcome after medical management including anti VEGF agents and laser. Inclusion Criteria • Diabetic patients attending ophthalmology outpatient department • All patients who are known diabetics ( type 1 and type 2) • Duration of diabetes more than 3 years • Visual acuity of 6/9 to PL+ Exclusion Criteria • 1 .Patients with no PL. • 2.patients who are not compliant for followup for 2 years. • 3.patients with hazy media-in grade 4 nuclear cataracts. • 5.diabetic patients associated comorbid conditions • Patients who underwent PRP previously. Methodology Methods : The clinical examination comprises of general examination and local ocular examination Type of study: Retrospective study. Place Of Study: Government generalhospital,GMC,Guntur.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. D. Udaya Kumar M. S, Dr. M. Nirmala, Dr. Shyamala Malla, Dr. Manmitha Reddy
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP238874
- DOI 10.9790/0853-1611080912
- Views 123
- Downloads 0
A Clinical Study of Complications and Visual Outcome of Cataract Surgery in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation
Background :Pseudoexfoliation is an age related microfibrillopathy that targets ocular tissue through gradual depositon of fibrillary residue from lens & iris pigment epithelium mainly on lens,ciliary body,zonules,cornea...
Applying Operations Research Techniques to Minimize Delays in Hospital Operations
Operations research (OR) focus on the application of analytical methods to facilitate better decisionmaking. Regardless of its convenience and multiplication of papers in the scholarly writing, there are as yet significa...
Descriptive Study of Factors Influencing Outcome in Acute Pancreatitis
Background : Acute pancreatitis is one of the most important cause of abdominal pain. Its incidence varies from 5 to 80 per 100,000 population. Chronic alcoholism is the foremost cause of acute pancreatitis in men while...
Endonasal Endoscopic Excision of Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (Radio Frequency Assisted)
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a benign disorder and it accounts for 0.5% of head & neck tumours. It’s a highly vascular tumour with absence of elastic layer in its wall making it prone for unprovoked, substantial blood...
Analysis Of Visual Inspection By Acetic Acid And Lugols Iodine Positive Cervical Biopsies In A Tertiary Care Centre In South India.
Background: Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer among the females of developing countries. Before evolving into cancer, the cervical epithelium undergoes a series of dysplastic changes. Simple screening techniques do...