Abstract : Diabetic retinopathy is among the most frequent and disabling complications of diabetes, thus constituting a real public health problem. The aim of our work is to clarify the epidemiological aspects of diabetic retinopathy and to determine the risk factors for the onset and aggravation of this pathology. It is a prospective study involving 300 patients over a three-year period between January 2019 and January 2022.
The average age of our patients was 37 years, the majority of whom were type II diabetics (87%). The average duration of evolution was 13 years. Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy is the most common form (71%). The risk factors for the onset and aggravation of diabetic retinopathy are mainly represented by the duration of the diabetes and its type. The management of diabetic retinopathy is difficult, especially in the late stages of the disease, which requires preventive treatment and collaboration between general practitioners, diabetologists and ophthalmologists........
Keywords: diabetic retinopathy, epidemiology, frequency, risk factors
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