Awareness of eye complications and prevalence of retinopathy in the first visit to eye clinic among type 2 diabetic patients.

International Journal of Ophthalmology
I TajunisahSc Reddy

Abstract

To assess the awareness of eye complications and the prevalence of retinopathy, in the first visit to eye clinic, among type 2 diabetic patients attending a tertiary medical centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An investigator-administered questionnaire was given to 137 patients with diabetes undergoing first time eye screening in the eye clinic. This was followed by a detailed fundus examination by a senior ophthalmologist to assess for presence of retinopathy. Almost 86% of respondents were aware of diabetic eye complications, especially in patients who had achieved tertiary educational level (96.3%). The majority of the patients (78.8%) were referred by their physicians and only 20.4% came on their own initiative. Many of the patients (43.8%) did not know how frequent they should go for an eye check-up and 72.3% did not know what treatments were available. Lack of understanding on diabetic eye diseases (68.6%) was the main barrier for most patients for not coming for eye screening earlier. Despite a high level of awareness, only 21.9% had recorded HbA1c level of <6.5% while 31.4% were under the erroneous assumption of having a good blood sugar control. A total of 29.2% had diabetic retinopathy in their first visit eye testing. ...Continue Reading

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Sep 9, 2017·BMC Endocrine Disorders·Lazaros KonstantinidisIsabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux
Oct 17, 2020·Clinical Ophthalmology·Yaqoob QaseemManjot K Gill

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