Comparative Study of Diabetic Retinopathy by Means of Clinical Evaluation of Fundus and Fundus Fluorescein Angiography among Diabetic Patients Less than 10 Years of Diabetic Age

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness.Up to 21% of patients with type 2 diabetes have retinopathy at the first diagnosis of diabetes and most develop some degree of retinopathy over time.Study objectives were to study diabetic Retinopathy clinically and angiographically, retinal changes in various duration of diabetes, observe the different stages of retinopathy and their analysis and to observe the advantages of fluorescein angiography Material and methods: This analytical study was performed in Krishna Hospital, Karad for a period of 18 months .The fundus examination was done with indirect ophthalmoscope, 90D/78D lens after pupillary dilatation with a combination of phenylephrine and tropicamide eyed drops, and FFA was done Result: The material for the present study consists of 100 diabetic patients who attended the outpatient department of, or who were admitted in Krishna Hospital, Karad Conclusion: In patients less than 5 years of diabetic age or those who are at early stage of diabetic retinopathy, we observed that early pathological changes which could not be seen on ophthalmoscopy were evident on FFA.So by Early detection of diabetic retinopathy we can help to stop further progression of retinopathy.FFA is a better diagnostic tool for diagnosing retinopathy as compared to ophthalmoscopy.