A Study Of Retinopathy In Pre Diabetes In A Tertiary Care Centre

ABSTRACT

Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease that has a prolonged prediabetic phase with specific microvasular complications like nephropathy ,retinopathy, neuropathy that can begin during prediabetic phase itself. objective: The study is intended to know the relative prevalence of retinopathy among prediabetes patients. Methodology: A total of 100 subjects with prediabetes ,visiting medicine OPD during the period of 6 months were included in the study. Qualifying patients underwent detailed history, clinical examination, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy, Results: Among IFG and/or IGT (Prediabetes), 6% patients had very mild Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Conclusion: Microvascular complications such as retinopathy can be present in Prediabetes, though their prevalence is low.