Jurnal EduHealth
Vol. 14 No. 04 (2023): Jurnal eduHealt, 2023, December

Characteristics And Risk Factors Of Diabetic Retinopathy In Multi-Ethnicity

Elsha Tiskya Azhary (Unknown)
Sitti Rukiah Syawal (Unknown)
Risna Rajab (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Dec 2023

Abstract

Diabetic Retinopathy is one of the eye diseases most often experienced by Diabetes Mellitus sufferers. Diabetic Retinopathy damages blood vessels in the retina which can cause temporary or permanent blindness if treated too late. Differences in the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy between races can occur due to a combination of several things, including access to health facilities, genetic factors and other retinopathy risk factors such as ethnicity or race. Blacks and Hispanics have a much higher prevalence of diabetic retinopathy than whites and Asians. These differences were reduced when the analysis accounted for duration of diabetes, glycemic levels, and progression of diabetes, suggesting that these risk factors may partially explain the higher rates of retinopathy in blacks and Hispanics. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), Indonesia is fifth with the largest population of sufferers in the world, which is estimated to increase from 6.5 million to 20 million by 2030. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the eye diseases most often experienced by Diabetes Mellitus sufferers. Diabetic Retinopathy damages blood vessels in the retina which can cause temporary or permanent blindness if treated too late. Diabetic retinopathy accounts for 0.01% of causes of blindness, 0.04% of causes of moderate-severe visual impairment and overall visual impairment in Indonesia in 2020 is 13.2%.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

healt

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health Veterinary

Description

The EduHealt journal contains articles based on research results or equivalent in the health field. The research includes research related to the community environment as well as in the general public. Articles published in this journal have never been published/published by other ...