PREVALENCE OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AMONGST RURAL POPULATION OF CENTRAL INDIA- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. Premshanker Singh; Dr. Ifsa Sami; Dr. Prafulla Kumar Singh; Dr. Sudhir Kumar Yadav

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

PREVALENCE OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AMONGST RURAL POPULATION OF CENTRAL INDIA- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. Premshanker Singh, Dr. Ifsa Sami, Dr. Prafulla Kumar Singh, Dr. Sudhir Kumar Yadav

Abstract :

Purpose–To evaluate the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and its risk factors among the known diabetic individuals over two and half year period. Material & Methods– Ophthalmological evaluation of 1000 diabetic patients were done. History of smoking was taken. Fasting & post prandial Blood Sugar (FBS,PPBS) and HbA1c were also measured. Results– Mean age was 53.59+10.89 years and 64.2% were males. Prevalence of DR in the study population was 37%. In patients with DR, majority had moderate Non–Proliferative DR (NPDR) (15.0%), followed by mild NPDR(8.5%), severe NPDR (8.0 %) and very severe NPDR(4.5%), PDR(1.0%).CSME(clinically significant macular edema)was found in 13.8%. Mean age, duration of diabetes, FBS, PPBS and HbA1c levels were significantly higher amongst the patients with DR. Conclusions– In our study, 37 % of diabetes patients were found to have diabetic retinopathy associated with age, duration of diabetes and blood sugar levels.