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DIABETIC RETINOPATHY;: FREQUENCY AT LEVEL OF HbA1C GREATER THAN 6.5%

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Title: DIABETIC RETINOPATHY;: FREQUENCY AT LEVEL OF HbA1C GREATER THAN 6.5%

Authors: Waseem Raja Memon, Bharat Lal, Abdul Aziz Sahto

Journal: The Professional Medical Journal (TPMJ)

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Publisher: Independent Medical College, Faisalabad- Pakistan

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2017

Volume: 24

Issue: 2

Language: English

DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2017.24.02.510

Keywords: HbA1cDiabetic Retinopathy,Non-proliferative,

Categories
Diabetology (632) Opthalmology (19) Diabetes (1626) Internal Medicine (19275) Ophthalmology (4490)

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose behind this study was to frequency of diabeticretinopathy at level of hba1c greater than 6.5%. Material and Methods: 130 patients with type-IIdiabetes mellitus with duration of more than >5years with HbA1c level of >6.5% were selected.After taking detailed history regarding diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy, Fundoscopicexamination of eye was done. All the information was noted in proforma and analyzed usingSPSS version 16.0. Results: Frequency of diabetic retinopathy was observed in 23.85%(31/130) and in those cases average HBA1C was 8.08±0.91 (%). Regarding severity, 74.2%were non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and 25.8(8/31) was proliferative diabetic retinopathy.Conclusion: Our study showed a higher prevalence of diabetic retinopathy more commonly inthose patients who had HbA1C more than 8%.

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