| Relationship between diabetic retinopathy severity and the timespan between the endocrinopathy diagnosis and the first ophthalmic examination. | |
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PMID: 20730280 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To investigate whether the time interval between type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) diagnosis and the first fundoscopic examination is related with the presence and the severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) observed. METHODS: A survey of 105 type 2 DM patients referred to ophthalmologic evaluation in the "Hospital das Clinicas" (HC), University of São Paulo Medical School (USPMS). RESULTS: Regarding classification of DR in the 105 patients, 15 (14.28%) did not show signs of DR, and 90 (85.72%) exhibited them on fundoscopy. Sixty patients underwent laser therapy, and 46.66% reported poor control of DM. Only 15.23% of DM patients were adequately screened for DR on the first year of their DM diagnosis. Among the 36 patients (34.30%) examined within five years of DM diagnosis, 58.33% did not present or demonstrate signs of mild DR and 22.20% of proliferative DR; 30 patients underwent an ophthalmologic examination after more than eleven years of DM diagnosis, 21.62% did not exhibit signs of DR and 59.46% were classified as proliferative DR. CONCLUSION: This study showed a statistically significant relationship between the time interval from the diagnosis of type 2 DM and the first fundoscopic examination with the severity of DR. |
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Authors:
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Rony Carlos Preti; Augusto Alves Lopes Motta; Otacílio de O Maia; Celso Morita; Vinícius Paganini Nascimento; Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro; Walter Yukihiko Takahashi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia Volume: 73 ISSN: 1678-2925 ISO Abbreviation: Arq Bras Oftalmol Publication Date: 2010 May-Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-08-23 Completed Date: 2011-01-14 Revised Date: 2012-01-31 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400645 Medline TA: Arq Bras Oftalmol Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 240-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. rypreti@hotmail.com |
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Adult Aged Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis* Diabetic Retinopathy / diagnosis*, surgery Female Fundus Oculi Humans Laser Coagulation Male Middle Aged Ophthalmoscopy Severity of Illness Index Time Factors |
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