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THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Fitriani Fitriani, Aslim D Sihotang, Delfi Delfi

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Diabetic Retinopathy is a damage retina caused by complication of diabetes mellitus. Approximately 40% of the diabetes cases tend to be retinopathy diabetic, even 8% of those cases are going to have blindness. The research aimed to describe diabetic retinopathy prevalence at H Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The research method was retrospective descriptive and samples ware acquired from medical record during July in 2011 to June in 2012 at H Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The findings indicated that there was no significant difference of a number of diabetic retinopathy patients between man and women. Mostly diabetic retinopathy patients were approximately 50 – 59 years old with duration of diabetes mellitus for 5 to 10 years old. The conclusion is the height of prevalence diabetic retinopathy is influenced by age and duration of diabetes mellitus.

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Diabetic Retinopathy is a damage retina caused by complication of diabetes mellitus. Approximately 40% of the diabetes cases tend to be retinopathy diabetic, even 8% of those cases are going to have blindness. The research aimed to describe diabetic retinopathy prevalence at H Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The research method was retrospective descriptive and samples ware acquired from medical record during July in 2011 to June in 2012 at H Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The findings indicated that there was no significant difference of a number of diabetic retinopathy patients between man and women. Mostly diabetic retinopathy patients were approximately 50 – 59 years old with duration of diabetes mellitus for 5 to 10 years old. The conclusion is the height of prevalence diabetic retinopathy is influenced by age and duration of diabetes mellitus.

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Diabetic Retinopathy is a damage retina caused by complication of diabetes mellitus. Approximately 40% of the diabetes cases tend to be retinopathy diabetic, even 8% of those cases are going to have blindness. The research aimed to describe diabetic retinopathy prevalence at H Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The research method was retrospective descriptive and samples ware acquired from medical record during July in 2011 to June in 2012 at H Adam Malik Hospital in Medan. The findings indicated that there was no significant difference of a number of diabetic retinopathy patients between man and women. Mostly diabetic retinopathy patients were approximately 50 – 59 years old with duration of diabetes mellitus for 5 to 10 years old. The conclusion is the height of prevalence diabetic retinopathy is influenced by age and duration of diabetes mellitus.

Key concepts: Diabetic retinopathy, Medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Blindness, Retinopathy, Complication, Retrospective cohort study, Medical record

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