DIABETES MELLITUS

INCIDENCE OF RETINOPATHY

Abstract

This study was conducted in hundred patients with diabetes mellitus of either sex and between 10-90 years of age, presenting
in diabetic clinic and medical unit –I of Allied Hospital Faisalabad. The disease duration was 1 month to 22 years and out of
these, 22 were taking insulin and 78 were on oral hypoglycaemic agents. Among these patients, 42 had findings of diabetic
retinopathy with overall incidence of 42%. Out of these 42 patients, 38 had background retinopathy while 4 had proliferative
retinopathy with 24(51.14%) males and 18(31.03%) females. The incidence of retinopathy was higher in patients with 60
years of age or above and with diabetes of duration of 10 years or more. Out of 100 patients , 12(54.54%) and 30(38.46%)
were found to have diabetic retinopathy respectively. From this study, it was concluded that the incidence of diabetic
retinopathy in our population is quite high and it is increased with duration of the disease. Also that the incidence is higher in
patients with IDDM as compared to NIDDM and is seen in both sexes and in all age groups.