To evaluate the awareness of diabetic retinopathy in self reported diabetic patients attending tertiary care centre in rural Telangana
Journal Title: MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background &Objective: To evaluate awareness of diabetic retinopathy in self reported diabetic patients attending tertiary care centre in rural Telangana. Methods: This was a prospective study conducted on 215 diabetic patients attending department of ophthalmology (Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences) which included questionnaire and analysis of patients based on age, duration of diabetes mellitus (DM), education level and presence of diabetes. Results: Out of 215 patients (63% men, 37% female) participated in the study. Through analysis, results showed were 83% were aware of diabetic eye disease (DED), 60% knew the relationship between diabetic eye disease (DED) and diabetes. 50% go to eye checkups regularly and 53% had their vision affected. Conclusions: Patients with longer diabetes mellitus duration and more educated had marginally better awareness.
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Raghu V, Shruthi T, Saidivya R
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