FREQUENCY AND PATTERN OF RETINOPATHY IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS AT TERTIARY CARE SETTINGS IN ABBOTTABAD

Authors

  • Atif Sitwat Hayat
  • Abdul Haque Khan
  • Ghulam Hussian Baloch
  • Naila Shaikh

Abstract

Background: Retinopathy is one of the most frequent and serious complication of diabetes mellitus
and leading cause of blindness worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine frequency
and pattern of retinopathy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients at tertiary care settings in
Abbottabad. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional comparative study being conducted at
Ayub Teaching Hospital and Northern Institute of Medical Sciences Abbottabad. It included 100
newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients who were attending diabetic clinics of these tertiary care
hospitals. Already diagnosed type 2 patients taking anti-diabetic medication, type 1 diabetes mellitus,
hypertension, retinal vasculitis, retinal vessel occlusion, and sickle cell retinopathy were excluded.
After pupillary dilatation, detailed fundoscopic examination was carried out via direct
ophthalmoscopy and further confirmed by an ophthalmologist. According to fundoscopic findings,
retinopathy was graded into background, pre-proliferative and proliferative types. Results: Total 100
patients were included, with mean age 45.1±3.2 years, 60% of them were females. Overall, 17% of
type 2 diabetic patients had retinopathy within one month of diagnosis. Background retinopathy was
predominant (12%) followed by pre-proliferative (4%) and proliferative (1%) lesions. Conclusion:
Frequency of retinopathy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients seems to be higher than
previous reports and background lesions were predominant. Detailed fundoscopic examination of all
newly type 2 diabetic patients at the time of diagnosis is of paramount importance.
Keywords: Frequency, type 2 diabetes mellitus, retinopathy, fundoscopic examination

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Hayat AS, Khan AH, Baloch GH, Shaikh N. FREQUENCY AND PATTERN OF RETINOPATHY IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS AT TERTIARY CARE SETTINGS IN ABBOTTABAD. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 2];24(2):87-9. Available from: https://jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/index.php/jamc/article/view/2200

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