Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and risk factors among diabetic patients at university of gondar tertiary eye care and training center, North-West Ethiopia

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of DR among our study patients was very high. Longer duration of diabetes, higher systolic blood pressure, baseline age <60 years, use of insulin alone, and use of combination of insulin with OHA were independently associated with DR. Health education, early screening, and treatment are recommended.
Source: Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research