Open AccessAwareness of diabetic retinopathy among diabetes mellitus patients visiting a hospital of North India
Author(s) -
Alka Tripathi,
Krishna Kant Singh,
Pradip Kharya,
Richa Agarwal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_977_21
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , glycemic , visual impairment , blindness , outpatient clinic , population , eye examination , retinopathy , fundus (uterus) , optometry , pediatrics , family medicine , ophthalmology , visual acuity , psychiatry , environmental health , endocrinology
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major cause of visual disability leading to irreversible blindness. Awareness of diabetes and its ocular co-morbidities may help in preventing vision loss.