Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is one of the main causes of vision loss in the world among patients suffering from diabetes. DR is a chronic eye disease, which can be controlled by regular checkup & treatment. If left untreated, loss of vision occurs gradually and become blind. The detection and diagnosis of DR is important. DR is characterized by its features like, micro aneurysms (MAs), hemorrhage...

OBJECTIVE To assess prevalence, potential risk factors and population attributable risk percentage (PAR%) for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. METHODS A population-based study, using a stratified, random, cluster, systematic sampling strategy, was conducted in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India during 1996 and 2000. Participants from 94 clusters in one urban ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) 10 years after diagnosis in a nationwide population-based cohort study of young adult diabetic patients in Sweden. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Diabetes Incidence Study in Sweden (DISS) aims to register all incident cases of diabetes aged 15-34 years in Sweden. In 1987-1988, 806 cases were reported, and 627 (78%...

Duration of diabetes and chronic hyperglycemia are the most important risk factors in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). However, there is increasing evidence suggesting that genetic factors may also contribute to its development. The aim of this study was to determine the role of the HLA system in the development of DR in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Class II genes (DRB1...

PURPOSE To explore the relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a representative population of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) patients in Catalonia (Spain). METHODS This was a population-based, cross-sectional study. A total of 28,344 patients diagnosed with DM2 who had recorded ophthalmologic and renal functional examinations were evaluated. Data wer...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment in the working age population in high-income countries. Since DR is asymptomatic until it reaches an advanced stage, early detection by retinal examination is crucial. This is the goal of a Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (DRS) Programme. In keeping with guidelines for screening programmes, it must adhere to a stan...

Purpose We previously reported European mitochondrial haplogroup H to be a risk factor for and haplogroup UK to be protective against proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) among Caucasian patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). The purpose of this study was to determine whether these haplogroups are also associated with the risk of having DR among Caucasian patients with diabetes. Methods...

P ro lif er at iv e di ab et ic re ti no pa th y An y ne w v es se ls a t t he d is c or e ls ew he re , v itr eo us / pr ere tin al h ae m or rh ag e U rg en t r ef er ra l t o re tin al c lin ic Pe rip he ra l r et in al ph ot oc oa gu la tio n or vi tr ec to m y if th er e is vi tr eo us h ae m or rh ag e or re tin al d et ac hm en t Yo ur d ia be te s ha s da m ag ed y ou r e ye s ve ry s e...

BACKGROUND Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of blindness. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and determinants of retinopathy among diabetics in Al-Ain city, United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODS The study was part of a general cross-sectional survey carried out to assess the prevalence of diabetes (DM) complications including retinopathy among known diabe...