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Study of awareness of diabetic retinopathy and its implications among diabetic patients visiting at a tertiary eye care center

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Author Details : Hemalatha BC*, Kalpana BN , Shilpa YD , Ravi B , Keerti S Sulakod, Kavitha L Tumbadi

Volume : 7, Issue : 1, Year : 2021

Article Page : 199-204

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2021.042

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of diabetic retinopathy among diabetic patients.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between from 2017 to 2019. The analysis was based on a representative sample of 624 adult subjects. Multivariable logistic analysis was used to examine socio-demographic factors associated with the levels of awareness, treatment and control of diabetes mellitus.
Results: In our study 624 participants interviewed, among them 62% were males. rest were females. Most of the study subjects were non-vegetarian (74%). and were illiterates (40%). In our study, 92% were of type 2 DM, among them nearly 44.7% were on multidrug treatment. About 31% were diagnosed with DM after developing systemic complications. On examination, it was found 44.1% had proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), 22.1 % required surgical intervention due to vision-threatening complication. Awareness regarding separate eye treatment for diabetic retinopathy was not known among 55 % of the patients. The periodicity of follow-up once treated for eye disease was poor, 74.1% being unaware.
Conclusion: In this study majority of patients were in the advanced stage of diabetic retinopathy and associated with systemic complications. Thus educating the patients about the diabetic disease, diet and multi-organ involvement and its complications and importance of regular follow-up and how to prevent significant ocular and systemic morbidity.

Keywords: Diabetic mellitus, Diabetic macular oedema, Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, Vitreous haemorrhage.

How to cite : Hemalatha Bc, Kalpana Bn, Shilpa Yd, Ravi B, Sulakod K S , Tumbadi K L , Study of awareness of diabetic retinopathy and its implications among diabetic patients visiting at a tertiary eye care center. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021;7(Special Issue):199-204

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