Preliminary level studies on diabetic retinopathy among diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetic patients

Abstract

An attempt has made to investigate the disorder, diabetic retinopathy among the diabetic patients belonging to Hyderabad and its adjoining areas. In this context, the cases of diabetic retinopathy were investigated according to the questionnaire from the different hospitals of Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Tando Muhammad Khan. The investigations were made with the help of different tests like, Fundoscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography (O.C.T). It was concluded from the results achieved that majority of the diabetic retinopathy was due to heredity. Most of the patients had high blood pressure with hyperglycaemia and pain in bones, whereas, in some patients obesity with hyperglycaemia and high blood pressure was also prevailed. As far as the vision is concerned most of diabetic patients had blurry vision whereas, short and long sightedness was also found in many patients. Majority of the patients involved in this disorder having type 2 diabetic mellitus (INDDM).