DR. RUHI GUNAY

DR. SHREYA SHAH, DR. MEHUL SHAH

Abstract

INTRODUCTION- DM IS AN IMPORTANT CAUSE OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS IN INDIA. COST EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSIS REDUCE BURDEN OF BLINDNESS.

METHOD- THIS IS A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF A COHORT DURING LAST 2 YEARS AT EYE CARE CENTER. CREATION OF FORMAT, RETRIVAL OF DATA FROM EMR,ANALYSED WITH SPSS 22. DESCRIPTIVE CROSS TABULATION METHOD USED FOR ANALYSES. T TEST < IS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT RESULT: OUR COHORT INCLUDED 1570 EYES OF 785 PTS OUT OF WHICH 63.4%,36.4% M:F,MEAN AGE 27.9+/-7.8 YEARS,45.4 % RE, 52.6 %LE AND 2% BE. 5.1%,8.5%,96.9% HAD H/O SMOKING,ALCOHOL AND NO PHYSICAL ACT RESP. 28.2% ,2.3% HAD COMORB AS HTN,DYSLIPIDEMIA RESP. 97.1% HAD NIDDM AND 2.9% HAD IDDM. 63.8% HAD DURATION OF DM BW 0-100 MON AND 1.3% MORE THAN 300 MON. 40.1 % HAD VISION >6/24 AND 41.1 % HAD VISION < 3/60 . POST RX VISION ON SUB VISITS >6/24 IN 32.5% AND <3/60 IN 21.8% CASES. DURING FINAL VISIT VISION >6/24 AND <3/60 IN 16.6, 3.3% RESP. A SIGNIFICANT DIFF BW SECOND AND FINAL VISIT COMPARED TO THE FIRST VISIT.