TITLE:
Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy among Diabetics: A Hospital Based Study at Ashraff Memorial Hospital, Kalmunai
AUTHORS:
Mohammed Muzammil Al-Ameen Rizath, Jayasiri Deshapriya Dias, Hameem Mohammed Ismy Mohammed, Mohamed Meerasahib Maroozathul Ilahi, Athambawa Mohamed Razmy
KEYWORDS:
Clinically Significant Macular Oedema, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Retinopathy, Relative Risk
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.12,
December
18,
2015
ABSTRACT: Diabetic Retinopathy and diabetics are two highly associated severe
diseases in human. This study assesses the risk of getting Diabetic Retinopathy
among the Diabetic patients in the Kalmunai region. In this hospital based
cross sectional study, all the diabetic patients who were attending to the
diabetic clinic of the Ashraff memorial hospital from January 2014 to December
2014 were screened for Diabetic Retinopathy and their demographic details were
recorded. Obtained information was analyzed for estimating the risk for
Diabetic Retinopathy among the diabetic patients and it was estimated as
13.16%. No difference in risk of getting Diabetic Retinopathy was observed
among different age group, educated level and gender. Risk of getting Diabetic
Retinopathy increases with the increase of the duration suffered by the diabetic.
The relative risk of getting Diabetic Retinopathy for patients with diabetic
for more 12 years is 3.55 times greater compared to the fresh diabetic
patients.