Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: September | Volume: 9 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 403-409
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220947
The Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Prediabetes: A Prospective Observational Study in Kashmir
Dr. Arshid1, Dr. Abid2, Dr. Adfar3, Dr Iram Rasool4
1,2DNB, Cardiology, Super Specialty Hospital, GMC Srinagar
3Anesthesia and Critical Care SKIMS, Soura
4Anesthesia and Critical Care GMC, Srinagar
Corresponding Author: Dr. Adfar
ABSTRACT
Background: A condition known as prediabetes occurs when some but not all of the diagnostic requirements for diabetes are satisfied. A retinal vascular condition that develops as a side effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common cause of blindness in working-age individuals around the globe.
Methods: The present study was carried out in the Postgraduate Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar for a period of two years after receiving ethical permission from the institutional ethics committee. Once they met the inclusion requirements, 200 patients in all were enrolled.
Results: Out of a total of 200 patients, diabetic retinopathy was observed in 12 (6.0%) patients only. Of them, 10 (5.0%) had mild retinopathy, while 02 (1.0%) had moderate retinopathy. None of our patients had severe diabetic retinopathy and interestingly all the cases of retinopathy were non-proliferative
Conclusion: the present study revealed that about 8% of people with pre-diabetes also have retinopathy supports the theory that retinopathy may begin in what is now thought of as the pre-diabetic condition and subsequently grow by about 50% shortly after diabetes starts
Keywords: prediabetes; epidemiology; impaired fasting glucose; impaired glucose tolerance; prevalence; retinopathy.
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