Background: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence, severity, and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy in diabetic cases admitted for non-ocular diabetic complications and to investigate the association between retinopathy and these complications.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 84 diabetic patients admitted to our university-affiliated hospital for non-ocular diabetic com...

Introduction: It seems that improvement in care and new treatment and screening methods along with better control of diabetes mellitus (DM) has led to a change in incidence of diabetic complications, especially diabetic retinopathy .This study was performed to assess the 4 years incidence rate of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type II diabetes and factors affecting its progression. Meth...

Abstract Introduction: One of the most complications of diabetes, diabetic retinopathy which is one of the leading causes of visual loss and causes blindness of more than 10000 people annually. The purpose of this study was to determine the effective factors on Retinopathy recognition in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 400 patients with type 2 dia...

Background: Diabetic retinopathy is a common chronic complication of diabetes and one of the leading causes of acquired blindness in the world. There is growing evidence that traditional risk factors do not fully justify the onset and progression of diabetic retinopathy. Therefore, some other risk factors such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may be involved in the pathophysiology of diabe...

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most important complications of type 1 and 2 diabetes, which is the most important cause of blindness in people aged 20 to 74. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of retinopathy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus at the Diabetes Center of 5th Azar Hospital in Gorgan. Materials and Methods: A total of 260 patients with newly diag...

Introduction & Objective: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases in western developed countries and developing countries, whose prevalence is increasing worldwide. One of the vascular complications of diabetes is diabetic retinopathy. Given the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and its complications in patients with type 2 diabetes, the aim of this study was to investigat...