PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mohan Rema
AU  - Raj Deepa
AU  - Viswanathan Mohan
TI  - Prevalence of retinopathy at diagnosis among type 2 diabetic patients attending a diabetic centre in south India
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.84.9.1058
DP  - 2000 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 1058--1060
VI  - 84
IP  - 9
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/84/9/1058.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/84/9/1058.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol2000 Sep 01; 84
AB  - AIM To assess the prevalence of retinopathy in newly diagnosed south Indian type 2 diabetic patients attending a diabetic centre. METHODS 448 consecutive newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients were recruited. Four field retinal colour photography was performed and graded using a modified form of the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study grading system. RESULTS Of the 438 patients with assessable photographs, 32 (7.3%, 95% confidence interval 5.0 to 10.2) had retinopathy. None of the variables tested showed a significant association with retinopathy on univariate or multivariate logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSION The overall prevalence of retinopathy at diagnosis among clinic based south Indian patients with type 2 diabetes appears to be lower than that reported among Europeans.