A Study Of Retinopathy In Pre Diabetes In A Tertiary Care Centre
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2018-07
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Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease that has a prolonged prediabetic phase with specific microvasular complications like nephropathy ,retinopathy, neuropathy that can begin during prediabetic phase itself.
objective: The study is intended to know the relative prevalence of retinopathy among prediabetes patients.
Methodology: A total of 100 subjects with prediabetes ,visiting medicine OPD during the period of 6 months were included in the study. Qualifying patients underwent detailed history, clinical examination, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy,
Results: Among IFG and/or IGT (Prediabetes), 6% patients had very mild Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Conclusion: Microvascular complications such as retinopathy can be present in Prediabetes, though their prevalence is low.
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Patil Pooja, Home S., Mitra A., Mukherjee D.. A Study Of Retinopathy In Pre Diabetes In A Tertiary Care Centre. Global Journal For Research Analysis. 2018 Jul; 7(7): 13-14