Comparative Study of Diabetic Retinopathy by Means of Clinical Evaluation of Fundus and Fundus Fluorescein Angiography among Diabetic Patients Less than 10 Years of Diabetic Age

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causesof blindness.Up to 21% of patients with type 2 diabetes haveretinopathy at the first diagnosis of diabetes and most developsome degree of retinopathy over time. Study objectives wereto study diabetic Retinopathy clinically and angiographically,retinal changes in various duration of diabetes, observethe different stages of retinopathy and their analysis and toobserve the advantages of fluorescein angiographyMaterial and methods: This analytical study was performedin Krishna Hospital, Karad for a period of 18 months . Thefundus examination was done with indirect ophthalmoscope,90D/78D lens after pupillary dilatation with a combination ofphenylephrine and tropicamide eyed drops, and FFA was doneResult: The material for the present study consists of 100diabetic patients who attended the outpatient department of,or who were admitted in Krishna Hospital, KaradConclusion: In patients less than 5 years of diabetic ageor those who are at early stage of diabetic retinopathy, weobserved that early pathological changes which could not beseen on ophthalmoscopy were evident on FFA. So by Earlydetection of diabetic retinopathy we can help to stop furtherprogression of retinopathy. FFA is a better diagnostic tool fordiagnosing retinopathy as compared to ophthalmoscopy