Retinopathy in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients – A preliminary repoort

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Published: Jan 31, 1996
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/

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S.R. Shriwas
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
S.C. Reddy
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
T.N. K. Reedy
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
A.R. Isa
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
M. Mafauzy
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
W.B. Wan Mohamad
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
M. Musalmah
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
R. Fadzil
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
I. Zulkifli
Department of Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, Medicine and Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.

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Eighty eight non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients were examined for retinal changes. The overall prevalence of retinopathy was 43.2% with background retinopathy 20.5%, preproliferative 4.5%, proliferative 6.8% and maculopathy 11.4%. there was a significant correlation between prevalence of retinopathy and duration of diabetes, but not with glycaemic control.

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S.R. Shriwas, S.C. Reddy, T.N. K. Reedy, A.R. Isa, M. Mafauzy, W.B. Wan Mohamad, et al. Retinopathy in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients – A preliminary repoort. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 1996 Jan. 31 [cited 2026 Sep. 25];3(1):12-4. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol3-no-1-1996_3
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