Open AccessPrevalence of myopia and its association with diabetic retinopathy in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus: A population-based study
Author(s) -
Suganeswari Ganesan,
Rajiv Raman,
Sumanth Reddy,
Tandava Krishnan,
Vaitheeswaran Kulothungan,
Tarun Sharma
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.99371
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , emmetropia , fundus photography , retinopathy , population , ophthalmology , fundus (uterus) , type 2 diabetes mellitus , cross sectional study , population study , type 1 diabetes , type 2 diabetes , glycated hemoglobin , eye disease , refractive error , visual acuity , endocrinology , fluorescein angiography , environmental health , pathology
To report the prevalence of myopia and its association with diabetic retinopathy in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus and compare the diabetic retinopathy status in the myopic group vs the emmetropic group.