Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County

• DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5213
• Publication Date: 2019-06-26T15:14:05Z
• Authors: Antonela Gverović...; Kajo Bućan; Snježana Kaštelan; Helena Kaštelan; Mira Ivanković; Maja Šikić
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Diabetic Retinopathy; Croatia; Middle Aged; prevalence ; diabetic retinopathy ; Dubrovnik-Neretva county ; duration of diabetes; 3. Good health; Diabetes Complications; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Risk Factors; Diabetes Mellitus; Prevalence; Humans; Female; Prospective Studies; Aged

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes blindness. We estimated prevalence diabetic among a population in Dubrovnik-Neretva County Republic Croatia and searched for potential risk factors.A prospective study was performed with 600 patients from different parts who attended regular medical ophthalmological check-ups at General Hospital Dubrovnik September 2014 to 2015. Patients underwent complete assessment by two ophthalmologists. Retinal examination included evaluation presence retinopathy. Any present graded as mild non-proliferative retinopathy, moderate-severe non proliferative or retinopathy.Retinopathy 44.5% sample. 20.7% had form 18.8% form, 5.0% The mean duration diabetes 12.94 years ± 6.85; 12.89 9.18 men, 6.54 women. BMI 27.14 2.98; diabetics without 26.19 2.75; those 28.06 3.01; 28.49 2.54; 28.79 3.16. 168 (28%) were treated laser 22 (3.7%) vitrectomy.The 44.5%. Regular screening detect highly recommended timely intervention can prevent most