Open AccessEvaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan
Author(s) -
Faisal Khatib,
Nafez Abu Tarboush,
Nakhleh Abu-Yaghi,
Mohammad Alazzam,
Abdallah AlAni,
Baraa Mafrachi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s299711
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic retinopathy , dyslipidemia , cohort , logistic regression , population , ophthalmology , type 2 diabetes , disease , optometry , pediatrics , family medicine , endocrinology , environmental health
Awareness of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications, particularly diabetic retinopathy (DR), is one of the main factors of early detection and improved management. This study aims to assess the level of awareness of DM type 2 complications in a cohort of Jordanian patients, with special emphasis on DR.