Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy among Diabetic Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospitalin the State of Goa
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 9
Abstract
Objective: To estimate the prevalence ofdiabetic retinopathy in patients visiting the Ophthalmology OPD of Goa Medical College and to find its association with age, sex, type of diabetes and duration of diabetes. Methods: Retrospective case notes of 3130 Type 1 and 2 diabetic patients visiting the OPDover a period of 1 Year were screened for Diabetic Retinopathy and graded based on the Early Treatment DiabeticRetinopathy Study (ETDRS) scale. Census sampling method was used. Results:Prevalence of DR was found to be 19.11%, Males were affected more (55.01%).176 (32.35%) had mild, 211 (38.79%) had moderate and 157 (28.86%) had severe NPDR. 54 patients had PDR. The prevalence of DR in age group 0-20 was 0, 21-40 was 10.13%, 41-60 was 20.84%, 61-80 was 24.02% and >80 was 19.8%. Prevalence of NPDR in patients with duration of diabetes less than 1 year was 0.9%, 2-5 years was 1.5%, 6-10 years was 7%, 11-15 years was 16.1% and >15 years was 21%. Prevalence of PDR in patients with duration of diabetes less than 1 year was 0%, 2-5 years was 0.5%, 6-10 years was 1.3%, 11-15 years was 2.2% and >15 years was 12%. 18 patients with Type 1 DM were screened and 2 had PDR, 6 had Severe NPDR and 10 had no DR. Conclusion: Duration of DMis a key factor in progression of DR. Routine fundus examination is important for early detection of DR as it is a leading cause of blindness in working population
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Dr. Vivek S. Naik, Dr. Ugam P. S. Usgaonkar, Dr. Mayank Prakash Nigam
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