The prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Centre in Western Region, Nepal
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a multisystem disease. It has multiple complications like retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, diabetes ketoacidosis, and stroke. Diabetes retinopathy (DR) is one of the blinding complications of diabetes. This study was done to find out the prevalence of diabetic r...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.
2020-12-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Gandaki Medical College |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JGMCN/article/view/30344 |
| _version_ | 1827631862023979008 |
|---|---|
| author | Chandra Bahadur Pun Sarita Tuladhar Tirtha Lal Upadhyaya Jamuna Gurung Durga Dhungana |
| author_facet | Chandra Bahadur Pun Sarita Tuladhar Tirtha Lal Upadhyaya Jamuna Gurung Durga Dhungana |
| author_sort | Chandra Bahadur Pun |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background: Diabetes mellitus is a multisystem disease. It has multiple complications like retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, diabetes ketoacidosis, and stroke. Diabetes retinopathy (DR) is one of the blinding complications of diabetes. This study was done to find out the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among diabetic patients attending in the outpatient department (OPD) of internal medicine, Gandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital (GMCTHRC), Pokhara, Nepal.
Materials and Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was performed among the 200 diabetes mellitus patients attending in the medicine OPD from 15th December 2017 to 15thDecember 2018. They were referred to eye OPD of GMC. The detailed eye examination including fundus evaluation under mydriasis was done to all the patients. The diagnosis of DR was graded using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study classification (ETDRS). Patients having hypertension and other retinal diseases were excluded from the study. Data analysis was done using statistical package for social sciences (SPPS) version 11.20.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 63.02 ±11.8 years. In our study 60.5% of the patients were male and 39.5% were female. Diabetes retinopathy was seen in 29.5% patients, of which non proliferative diabetes retinopathy (NPDR) was present in 19.5%, proliferative diabetes retinopathy (PDR) in 9.5% and 0.5% had diabetes maculopathy.
Conclusion: The prevalence of DR is quite significant in the people with diabetes. Early diagnosis and management of retinopathy will help to avoid blindness due to the diabetic retinopathy. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-09T14:27:59Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9968a40ef26747ffb58bdcfeaf467a71 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2070-4240 2070-4259 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-09T14:27:59Z |
| publishDate | 2020-12-01 |
| publisher | Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Gandaki Medical College |
| spelling | doaj.art-9968a40ef26747ffb58bdcfeaf467a712023-11-28T05:01:57ZengGandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Gandaki Medical College2070-42402070-42592020-12-0113214014310.3126/jgmcn.v13i2.3034430344The prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Centre in Western Region, NepalChandra Bahadur Pun0Sarita Tuladhar1Tirtha Lal Upadhyaya2Jamuna Gurung3Durga Dhungana4Gandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, NepalGandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, NepalGandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, NepalGandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, NepalGandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, NepalBackground: Diabetes mellitus is a multisystem disease. It has multiple complications like retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, diabetes ketoacidosis, and stroke. Diabetes retinopathy (DR) is one of the blinding complications of diabetes. This study was done to find out the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among diabetic patients attending in the outpatient department (OPD) of internal medicine, Gandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital (GMCTHRC), Pokhara, Nepal. Materials and Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was performed among the 200 diabetes mellitus patients attending in the medicine OPD from 15th December 2017 to 15thDecember 2018. They were referred to eye OPD of GMC. The detailed eye examination including fundus evaluation under mydriasis was done to all the patients. The diagnosis of DR was graded using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study classification (ETDRS). Patients having hypertension and other retinal diseases were excluded from the study. Data analysis was done using statistical package for social sciences (SPPS) version 11.20. Results: The mean age of the patients was 63.02 ±11.8 years. In our study 60.5% of the patients were male and 39.5% were female. Diabetes retinopathy was seen in 29.5% patients, of which non proliferative diabetes retinopathy (NPDR) was present in 19.5%, proliferative diabetes retinopathy (PDR) in 9.5% and 0.5% had diabetes maculopathy. Conclusion: The prevalence of DR is quite significant in the people with diabetes. Early diagnosis and management of retinopathy will help to avoid blindness due to the diabetic retinopathy.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JGMCN/article/view/30344diabetic retinopathyfundusprevalencetertiary centre |
| spellingShingle | Chandra Bahadur Pun Sarita Tuladhar Tirtha Lal Upadhyaya Jamuna Gurung Durga Dhungana The prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Centre in Western Region, Nepal Journal of Gandaki Medical College diabetic retinopathy fundus prevalence tertiary centre |
| title | The prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Centre in Western Region, Nepal |
| title_full | The prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Centre in Western Region, Nepal |
| title_fullStr | The prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Centre in Western Region, Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Centre in Western Region, Nepal |
| title_short | The prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Centre in Western Region, Nepal |
| title_sort | prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in a tertiary centre in western region nepal |
| topic | diabetic retinopathy fundus prevalence tertiary centre |
| url | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JGMCN/article/view/30344 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT chandrabahadurpun theprevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT saritatuladhar theprevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT tirthalalupadhyaya theprevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT jamunagurung theprevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT durgadhungana theprevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT chandrabahadurpun prevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT saritatuladhar prevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT tirthalalupadhyaya prevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT jamunagurung prevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal AT durgadhungana prevalenceofdiabeticretinopathyinatertiarycentreinwesternregionnepal |