Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among people with diabetes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Sami H AlzahraniMarwan A BakarmanSaleh M AlqahtaniMaha S AlqahtaniNadeem Shafique ButtEmad M SalawatiAhmad AlkatheriAhmad Azam MalikKhaled Saad

Published in: Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism (2018)

Despite having good awareness about DM and its effects on eyes, the patients exhibited a relative lack of awareness about DR. Considering the association of DR with DM, its increasing magnitude is a potential burden on the community and health systems.

Keyphrases

saudi arabia
diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
end stage renal disease
type diabetes
glycemic control
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular disease
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prognostic factors
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patient reported outcomes
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