Open AccessDiabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice (Kap ) among Diabetic Patients in A Tertiary Eye Care Centre
Author(s) -
Nithin Keshav Srinivasan,
Deepa John,
Grace Rebekah,
Evon Selina Kujur,
Padma Paul,
Swen-Malte John
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27027.10174
Subject(s) - diabetic retinopathy , medicine , tertiary care , diabetes mellitus , eye care , optometry , ophthalmology , family medicine , endocrinology
Diabetic retinopathy is becoming an increasingly important cause of visual impairment in India. Many diabetic patients who come to our centre have undetected, advanced diabetic retinopathy. If diabetic retinopathy had been detected earlier in these patients, irreversible visual impairment could have been prevented.