Afresh Maqbool

Department of Ophthalmology, Univeristy of Lahore Islamabad campus, Pakistan

Publications
  • Research Article   
    Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy in Diabetic Patients at Nazar Vision Care Islamabad Pakistan
    Author(s): Muhammad Zubair Nazar*, Afresh Maqbool and Muhammad Basit

    Objective To determine the awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy in Diabetic Patients. Material and Methods After taking consent and recording demographic details, an interviewer based questionnaire was used to assess patients’ awareness about ocular complications of diabetes on a 10 points questionnaire before their fundus examination using Ophthalmoscope and slit lamp microscope with + 90 Diopter lens in the eye OPD. Result Among the enrolled 300 patients, 146 (48.7 %) were male and 154 (51.3 %) patients were female. As far as the age of the patients was concerned, 5 % were from less than 20 years, 29 % from 21 - 40 years, 43 % from 41 - 60 years and 22.3 % were more than 60 years. The mean age of the participants was 49 + SD 10.01 years. Maximum number was seen in 41 - 60 years ag.. View More»

    DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2022/09.07.34

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