Prevalence of retinopathy and its associated factors in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients visiting hospitals and diabetic clinics in Faisalabad,Pakistan

Five hundred patients,visiting the government hospitals and diabetic clinics at faisalabad were examined for retinopathy and their blood samples were analyzed for hba1c and lipid profile. retinopathy was found 41.4% and its prevalence was found higher in patients with hba1c >8%. besides that the age of patients,duration of diabetes,history of hypertension and smoking status were found to be significantly (p<0.05) associated with the prevalence of retinopathy in the diabetic patients. it was concluded that the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was higher in patients with poor glycaemic control,duration of diabetes and history of hypertension. copyright 2010 zoological society of pakistan.