Open AccessThe Role of Hypertension and Dyslipidaemia in the Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-5451
DOI - 10.33140/ijdmd.04.04.01
Subject(s) - diabetic retinopathy , medicine , blindness , diabetes mellitus , visual impairment , retinopathy , type 2 diabetes mellitus , quality of life (healthcare) , type 2 diabetes , ophthalmology , optometry , endocrinology , psychiatry , nursing
Despite the introduction of retinal laser photocoagulation andvitreoretinal surgery, diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains a significantsource of sight disorders and blindness amongst individuals withType 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) [1]. Visual impairment andblindness can add an additional burden to individuals with T2DM,thereby, affecting their quality of life and ability to self-manage theirdiabetes [2]. The number of people registered blind and those withmoderate to severe sight complications due to DR rose from 0.2million to 0.4 and 1.4 million to 2.6 million respectively between1990 to 2015 [3].