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ArticleIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Diabetic Retinopathy Awareness and Associations with Multiple Comorbidities: Insights from DIAMOND Study.

Kiran Shah, Alka Gandhi, Sundaram Natarajan

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Article in Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kiran ShahDirector, Diabetes and Thyroid Care Center, Borivali West, Mumbai, India.
Alka GandhiDirector, Aayushi Diabetes Center, Mumbai, India.
Sundaram NatarajanChairman and Medical Director, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is leading cause of visual impairment in working-age adults. Macular edema can occur with or without other signs of retinopathy.

methodsThis was a single-center, retrospective study conducted over 2 years in patients (>40 years of age) having type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Outcome measures were to analyze awareness and prevalence of DR and association of DR with identified risk factors.

resultsOverall 6000 T2DM patients over 2 years were retrospectively evaluated. Almost 63% (

conclusionThe study reported the high prevalence and significantly high unawareness for DR in T2DM patients. All the risk factors are independently and significantly associated with DR (

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Diabetic retinopathyIndianonproliferative diabetic retinopathyproliferative diabetic retinopathytype 2 diabetes mellitus

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