Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among diabetes mellitus type 2 patients at Diabetes Center of Sanglah General Hospital, Bali

Gopi Krishnan (Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana)
AA Ngurah Subawa (Bagian Patologi Klinik, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana)

ISM (Intisari Sains Medis) : Jurnal Kedokteran
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018): (Available online: 1 April 2018)

Background: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus. A prevalence study could contribute in explaining the pattern and giving the perspective of how a community deals with diabetes and its complications.Methods: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at the Diabetic Center of Sanglah General Hospital. This study used a descriptive cross-sectional study using secondary data from medical records of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2.Results: 1070 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus obtained from January – December 2014. 6.92% patients have suffered from retinopathy, and 93.08% have not suffered from retinopathy. Distributions of patients who suffered from retinopathy were mostly from the age group of 50-59 years old.Conclusion: Only 6.92 % of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Sanglah Hospital had suffered from the complication of diabetic retinopathy in the year 2014.