Risk factors for visual impairment and blindness amongst black adult diabetis receiving treatment at Government healthcare facilitis in Mopani District, Limpopo province, South Africa | Zendy

Raymond G. Mabaso | Zendy; Olalekan A. Oduntan | Zendy

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Risk factors for visual impairment and blindness amongst black adult diabetis receiving treatment at Government healthcare facilitis in Mopani District, Limpopo province, South Africa

Author(s) -

Raymond G. Mabaso,

Olalekan A. Oduntan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

african journal of primary health care and family medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2071-2936

pISSN - 2071-2928

DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.623

Subject(s) - medicine , visual impairment , population , blindness , optometry , diabetic retinopathy , pediatrics , cataracts , demography , diabetes mellitus , gerontology , environmental health , ophthalmology , psychiatry , sociology , endocrinology

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common systemic disease amongst Black South Africans. It may lead to diabetic retinopathy (DR), a common cause of visual impairment (VI) and blindness. DR may signifiantly increase the prevalence of VI and blindness.

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