Open AccessHOSPITAL BASED STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS.
Author(s) -
Archana Kumari,
Sony Sinha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i3.1197
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , retinopathy , type 2 diabetes mellitus , observational study , type 2 diabetes , university hospital , pediatrics , optometry , endocrinology
Aim: to analyze the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients.
Materials and Methods: present observational study was undertaken in the Department of Ophthalmology, Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India for the period of one year. Total 100 patients of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were included and detailed history was obtained.
Results: Out of 100 diabetic patients 21 (21%) of them had diabetic retinopathy. Out of 21 diabetic patients with diabetic retinopathy 61.9% were male. The mean age reported was 58.16±4.81. Conclusion: This study highlights the prevalence and the demographic characteristics of diabetic retinopathy among diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary care hospital of Bihar. Since, no such study has been done before in this region.
Keywords: Type 2 diabetes, Retinopathy, Bihar