Diabetic patients’ awareness regarding diabetes mellitus and its ocular complications at the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Diabetic patients’ awareness regarding diabetes mellitus and its ocular complications at the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Introduction: Globally, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity is rapidly increasing. DM and, consequently, diabetic retinopathy (DR) are serious issues that all countries around the world are facing. This study originated from a need to assess whether diabetic patients at the Outpatie...

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Main Authors: Elzana Kempen, Mariette Nel, Sherazadh Hatia, Naledi Khanya, Lerato Matsabu, Xolani Nyathela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-05-01
Series:African Vision and Eye Health
Subjects:
diabetes mellitus
diabetic retinopathy
cataracts
intraocular pressure
descriptive study
non-judgmental sampling
Online Access:https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/380

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