Background: Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness worldwide. The associated loss of productivity and quality of life of the patients with diabetic retinopathy will lead to additional socioeconomic burden. This study aims to determine the level of awareness of diabetic retinopathy among diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: This hospital-based cross sectional study, was carried out at the Diabetic and Ophthalmology clinics of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria from November 2011 to July 2012. A total of 365 patients had validated, semi-structured, and interviewer-administered questionnaires to obtain information on socio-demographic characteristics, clinical information and awareness of diabetic retinopathy. Res...
Background & Objective: To evaluate awareness of diabetic retinopathy in self reported diabetic pati...
Context: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an avoidable retinal disorder affecting the retina and is deem...
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a significant cause of visual impairment, hence adequate knowledge ...
Background:Blindness from diabetic retinopathy is a preventable complication of diabetes if the reti...
Background: Blindness from diabetic retinopathy is a preventable complication of diabetes if the ret...
Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mell...
Background: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that is fraught with disastrous effect on most o...
Background: Saudi Arabia is the second most common country affected by diabetes mellitus in the Midd...
Background: The level of awareness of diabetic retinopathy is considered an important factor for ear...
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem and its burden is expected to incre...
May M Bakkar,1 Mera F Haddad,1 Yazan S Gammoh2 1Department of Allied Medical Sciences, Faculty of Ap...
BACKGROUND Diabetic eye disease can lead to permanent visual impairment or blindness if medical att...
Context: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication for diabetes mellitus (DM), with ...
Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the productiv...
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global public health problem. Global prevalence of diabetes ...
Background & Objective: To evaluate awareness of diabetic retinopathy in self reported diabetic pati...
Context: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an avoidable retinal disorder affecting the retina and is deem...
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a significant cause of visual impairment, hence adequate knowledge ...
Background:Blindness from diabetic retinopathy is a preventable complication of diabetes if the reti...
Background: Blindness from diabetic retinopathy is a preventable complication of diabetes if the ret...
Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mell...
Background: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that is fraught with disastrous effect on most o...
Background: Saudi Arabia is the second most common country affected by diabetes mellitus in the Midd...
Background: The level of awareness of diabetic retinopathy is considered an important factor for ear...
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem and its burden is expected to incre...
May M Bakkar,1 Mera F Haddad,1 Yazan S Gammoh2 1Department of Allied Medical Sciences, Faculty of Ap...
BACKGROUND Diabetic eye disease can lead to permanent visual impairment or blindness if medical att...
Context: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication for diabetes mellitus (DM), with ...
Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the productiv...
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global public health problem. Global prevalence of diabetes ...
Background & Objective: To evaluate awareness of diabetic retinopathy in self reported diabetic pati...
Context: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an avoidable retinal disorder affecting the retina and is deem...
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a significant cause of visual impairment, hence adequate knowledge ...