A Clinical Study of Diabetic Retinopathy

Authors

  • KJD Karki Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.638

Abstract

A clinical study of diabetic retinopathy was conducted from March- May 2002 to diagnose a patient’s
diabetic retinopathy level and identify eyes of proliferative diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy so that
these patients could get appropriate and timely laser photocoagulation surgery and other surgical modalities
to reduce the risk of visual loss. This study shows that out of 248 diabetic patients examined, 45.9% patients
had retinal changes. The potential candidates for panretinal and focal laser treatment were the patients
with very severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) (3.5%), early proliferative diabetic
retinopathy (PDR) or high-risk PDR (3.5%), and maculopathy (8.8%).


Key Words: Diabetic retinopathy, Laser photocoagulation surgery and vitrectomy Surgery.

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Published

2003-07-01

How to Cite

Karki, K. (2003). A Clinical Study of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 42(148). https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.638

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 148 (2003)

Section

Original Article

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