THE PREVALENCE AND MANIFESTATION OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN

THE PREVALENCE AND MANIFESTATION OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN TYPE 2 OF DIABETES PATIENTS 21864 Sintija Pilāne, Resident of Ophtalmology, Riga Stradins University, Latvia Introduction Results Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and affects 1 in 3 persons with DM. Diabetic retinopathy develops with the time and the longer someone has had DM, and the poorer their control, the higher their risk of developing DR. It is quite common patients with diabetes mellitus in my practice. Thereby fundus oculi investigation is initiated and periodically repeated before significant diabetic retinopathy stage develops. From 50 patients, 32 (64%) were woman and 18 (36%) were men. Median patient age was 65 years. The youngest patient was 43 years old, the older patient was 74 years old. There were 4 (8%) - 2 men and 2 woman insulin dependant patients and 46 (92%) - 30 woman and 16 men non insulin dependant patients 25( 50%) patient had 1 -5 years duration of diabetes, 15 (30%) patients had 5 -10 duration of diabetes, 10 (20%) patients had 1015 duration of diabetes. 27 (54%) patients- 20 woman and 7 men had the second stage of moderate nonproliferative retinopathy . In fundoscopy they had a few microaneurysms and some hard exudates in 2 quadrants of fundus. 19 patients (38%) - 10 woman and 9 men had the third stage of severe nonproliferative retinopathy. In fundoscopy they had lot of hard exudates and cotton wool spots in each quadrant of fundus and about 13 -19 of microaneurysms in each quadrant and prominent intraretinal microvascularisation abnormalities in 1 quadrant of fundus. There were 8 patients ( 16%) - 5 woman and 3 men with focal exudative maculopathy. In fundus there were microaneurysms and well circumscriebed macular edema and hard exudates. 4 patients ( 8%) 2 woman and 2 men had the fourth stage of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. In fundus there were peripheral new wessels and preretinal hemorrhages. Patients (%) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 e ag st FEM ag e of P. . . 4. of M of 3. st e ag st 2. . . Patients (%). . . To determine the prevalence and manifestation of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 of diabetes patients. S. Aim of the project Materials and methods Conclusions A retrospective study by analysis of patient medical hystories in MFD Outpatient Hospital „Dziedniecība” in year 2018. Diabetic retinopathy the most common is in woman than in men. The most of patients had moderate nonproliferative retinopathy. Regular visits to the ophtalmologist could help to diagnostic diabetic retinopathy in early stages.