Open AccessPrevalence and determinants of diabetic retinopathy in Al Hasa region of Saudi Arabia: primary health care centre based cross-sectional survey, 2007-2009
Author(s) -
Ataur Rahman Khan,
Jill Wiseberg,
Zaki Al Abdul Lateef,
Shabbir Ahmad Khan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.65502
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic retinopathy , confidence interval , cross sectional study , primary health care , pediatrics , primary care , blood sugar , environmental health , family medicine , population , endocrinology , pathology
To evaluate the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the urban and rural areas of Al Hasa region of Saudi Arabia and to determine risk factors related to DR.