A Prospective Study to Correlate Diabetic Maculopathy with Different Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Object: To correlate of diabetic maculopathy whit h the stage of diabetic retinopathy. Materials & Methods: This study conducted in Department of Ophthalmology, Teerthankar Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad, India. All patients with diabetic retinopathy Stage of diabetic retinopathy according to Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy (ETDRS) grading system was done. Correlation of diabetic retinopathy with the stage of diabetic maculopathy was tested statistically. Results: A total of 200 patients with diabetic retinopathy in the study out of which 136 (68%) were males and 64 (32%) were females. Out of 200 eyes studied, 160 (40%) had no maculopathy. Among the 240 (60%) eyes with maculopathy, maximum proportion of maculopathy was in 51-60 years. Diffuse maculopathy was the most common maculopathy found in this study. All 13 eyes with mixed maculopathy were in 41-50 age group. Conclusion: The study proved momentous increase in diabetic maculopathy in the sixth decade. Diffuse maculopathy was the commonest irrespective of the stage of diabetic retinopathy.
Authors and Affiliations
Priye Suman Rastogi, Farhat Abrar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP538072
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.2.020
- Views 77
- Downloads 0
Histopathological Study of Ovarian Tumors in Tertiary Care Center
Background: Ovarian tumors are second most common tumors of female genital tract. Ovarian tumors are 5th leading cause of cancer deaths, among Indian women. Incidence rate of ovarian tumors in India was 10.2/100,000 fema...
Candida Species Isolated From Blood Culture in Neonatal Septicemia Patients Admitted at RIMS, Ranchi
Introduction: Candida species are a common cause of neonatal nosocomial bloodstream infections in premature baby, low birth weight baby and baby on prolonged antibiotic therapy, and are a leading cause of infectious-rela...
Awareness and Perception of the Specialty of Family Medicine Among Tabuk City Population
Introduction: A family physician is a physician who takes a large responsibility for a good care of unselected patients with wide undifferentiated problems and who is treated the person regardless of age, gender, illness...
Symptomatic Medial Humeral Epicondylar Fracture Non-Union: Rare Presentation of a Relatively Common Injury
Background: Symptomatic non-union of medial humeral epicondylar fractures is a limited entity. Some studies recommend surgical excisions of the fragment, but the results are controversial. The purpose of this study is to...
Clinico-Morphological Profile of Adrenal Tumors in Childhood
The clinical manifestations and biologic behaviour of adrenal tumors in childhood can be quite distinct from their histologically similar counterparts in the adult population. We report 5 cases of adrenal neoplasms in yo...