EFFECT OF TYPE2 DIABETES ON EYE DISEASES (LENOPATHY, GLAUCOMA, RETINOPATHY AND OPTIC NEUROPATHY)

Rashid, Estabraq Mufid Hamid
Khalaf, Zainab Ibrahim Harat
Muscat, Mariam Ahmed Abd alghfer
Ibrahim, Omar Hammed Saleh
Hussein, Haider Jassim Mohammed

Journal of Medical Genetics and Clinical Biology (JMGCB)
Vol. 1 No. 8 (2024): Journal of Medical Genetics and Clinical Biology

Awareness about diabetic eye complications and regular eye examinations plays an important role in avoiding blindness. Objective: To evaluate the level of awareness and knowledge about diabetic eye diseases among diabetic patients. Patients attending Ibn al-Haytham Teaching Hospital for Eye Diseases in Baghdad. Method: This is a cross-sectional study including a sample of 115 diabetic patients attending this center during the treatment period. The period is from 2023/8/15_2023/10/25. To achieve the objectives of the study, a closed study was conducted. A questionnaire that includes different variables related to diabetes awareness for each of them. The authors filled out the questionnaire during interviews with patients.