Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2395-1443
Online ISSN: 2395-1451
CODEN : IJCEKF
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...Original Article
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Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2022
Article Page : 286-289
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2022.057
Abstract
Aim: To streamline regular visits of NCD clinic diabetic patients for retina screening in relation to duration of disease, severity of diabetic retinopathy, magnitude of visual impairment and blindness.
Settings and Design: Hospital based observational analytical cross-sectional study.
200 diabetic patients attending Non Communicable Disease clinic from January 2020- May 2021 above 18years of age were included and dilated retinal examination using Indirect ophthalmoscope were classified according to ETDRS classification after doing visual assessment.
Statistical Analysis used: Analysis was done using Chi-square test, ANOVA, t-test. A p value of < 0>
Results: 93.5% were screened for first time, the point prevalence being 27.5%. 24% males and 33% females had diabetic retinopathy. The mean age was 52.4±9.168 years of diabetic retinopathy patients (P=0.01). 7.2% had unilateral diabetic retinopathy. 26.41% had DR in <5yrs>15yrs. Mean duration diabetes of patients having DR was 8.88±4.99 years. 35 patients (63.63%) were insulin dependent. DME was found to be 22.7% and STDR was 13%.
Conclusions: The study made NCD diabetic patients aware of importance of retinal check up. Duration of diabetes, severity of diabetic retinopathy and visual impairment are interrelated.
Keywords: Diabetic retinopathy, Non communicable diseases, Visual impairment, Blindness.
How to cite : Merchant V M, Kapadia P R, Diabetic retinopathy screening in diabetic patients attending non communicable disease clinic at tertiary health care hospital. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022;8(2):286-289
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