Open AccessPrevalence of diabetic retinopahty in India: Results from the National Survey 2015-19
Author(s) -
Praveen Vashist,
Suraj Singh Senjam,
Vivek Gupta,
Souvik Manna,
B R Shamanna,
Amit Bhardwaj,
Ajeet Kumar,
Promila Gupta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1310_21
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , eye examination , population , national health and nutrition examination survey , glycemic , macular edema , ophthalmology , optometry , pediatrics , visual acuity , environmental health , endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) contribute to ocular morbidity and are emerging as diseases with significant public health impact. Our aim was to assess the countrywide prevalence of DR and sight-threatening DR (STDR) among persons with diabetes and to evaluate the coverage of DR examinations among them.