1 Associate Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Associate Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
3Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Online published on 16 January, 2016.
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in person aged 20–74 years.
To assess the prevalence of DR and study co-relates among diabetic patients attending ophthalmic outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital of western U. P.
Confirmed cases of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), visiting ophthalmology OPD, were recruited in the study after taking consent and Ophthalmologic evaluation, blood sugar and blood pressure was carried out. Data was compiled and analyzed by using statistical tests such as arithmetic mean, average, percentage and Chai square test.
Out of all 116 recruited patients, mean age was 54.3 years, 37.93% had DR of which 42.24% were females and 57.76 were males. However difference in the gender was not statistically significant. 37.93% of the persons had either Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR) or Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR). About 18.10 percent persons had macular edema. The variables namely age, glycemic control (P<0.05) and duration of diabetes, high systolic blood pressure (P<0.001) were significantly associated with DR.
Prevalence DR was 37.93% among the persons with T2DM. The study highlights the importance of control of systolic blood pressure and control of blood sugar as a preventive measure of occurrence of diabetic retinopathy.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Retinopathy, NPDR, PDR, Macular Edema
