DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i04.011

Pages: 1420-1425

To estimate the prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and to find its association with age, gender and control of diabetes mellitus, blood pressure and daily exercise and eating healthy diet. Methods: This was a hospital based cross-sectional study conducted in the drishti the vision eye hospital vijaynagar indore. A total of 700 diabetes mellitus patients attending a diabetic eye camp underwent detailed history, blood pressure, blood sugar measurement and ocular examinations for diabetic retinopathy. The International Classification of diabetic retinopathy was followed to categorize the severity of retinopathy. Results: The overall prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was 105 (15%) patients, out of which, 55(52%) were males and 50 (48%) females. 98(93%) had non proliferative diabetic retinopathy among which, 60 (57%) had mild, 30 (28%) moderate and 8 (7%) severe retinopathy, whereas 7 (6.67%) patients had proliferative diabetic retinopathy. 20 (19%) were observed to be suffering from macular edema which on further classification showed as 9(45%) mild, 7 (35%) moderate and 4 (20%) severe edema. Two groups ‘more caring‘ and ‘less caring ‘were defined depending upon control of blood sugar, blood pressure, daily exercise and eating habbits. Conclusion: This study estimated the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in a hospital-based diabetic population (15%). Duration of diabetes mellitus is the strongest factor associated with development of diabetic retinopathy. Development and progression of diabetic retinopathy is delayed in ‘more caring group‘. Our study made the patients more aware about control of blood sugar, blood pressure and encouraged adopting a regular exercise lifestyle and eating healthy foods containing lot of fruits and vegetables.