Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in Pakistani subjects. A pilot study.
Akhtar Jamal Khan
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Akhtar Jamal Khan
Abstract
Of 3000 diabetic patients screened, 780 were diagnosed to have retinopathy. The incidence of the complication was higher in the age group of 51 years and above, and it increased alarmingly with the prolongation of the duration of diabetes (76.7%).
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Of 3000 diabetic patients screened, 780 were diagnosed to have retinopathy. The incidence of the complication was higher in the age group of 51 years and above, and it increased alarmingly with the prolongation of the duration of diabetes (76.7%).
Key concepts: Medicine, Diabetic retinopathy, Incidence (geometry), Diabetes mellitus, Retinopathy, Complication, Internal medicine, Ophthalmology