@article{Aamir_Jan_2011, title={FREQUENCY OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL USING DIGITAL RETINAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY}, volume={26}, url={https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1193}, abstractNote={<strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><p>Objective:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: x-small;"><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: x-small;">The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of diabetic retinopathy in a tertiary care hospital using digital retinal imaging technology.</span><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold" size="2"><p>Methodology:</p></font></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: x-small;">This descriptive study was carried out in the department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and<p>Metabolic Diseases, Hayatabad medical complex Peshawar. Patients referred from outpatient department,</p><p>general practitioners and from private clinics were included and after taking their basic demographic data</p><p>were referred to the department of Diabetes for Fundus Photograph using Canon CR1 non-mydriatic digital</p><p>retinal camera. Photographs were analyzed first by Endocrinologist and later by an Ophthalmologist to</p><p>assess the severity of retinopathy.</p><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><p>Results:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: x-small;">Two thousand one hundred and twenty three patients with type 2 diabetes were evaluated<p>clinically followed by fundus photography by retinal digital imaging The frequency retinopathy and</p><p>maculopathy was 32.03 % and 6.31 % respectively (both retinopathy and maculopathy 38.34%). Three</p></span></p><p>seventy four patients (17.6% patients) received laser treatment for prevention of blindness.</p><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold; font-size: x-small;"><strong><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,Bold" size="2"><p>Conclusion:</p></font></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: x-small;"><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: x-small;">Screening for Diabetic retinopathy using digital camera is a useful technique and detects DR<p>effectively in diabetic patients in a tertiary care setting. This technique is useful in mass screening and can</p><p>detect, reduce and prevent blindness due to diabetes in our population.</p></span></p></span></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: x-small;"></span></p></span>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Aamir, Azizul Hasan and Jan, Sanaullah}, year={2011}, month={Dec.} }