Diabetic retinopathy, visual impairment and ocular status among patients with diabetes mellitus in Yemen: A hospital-based study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-298

  Bamashmus, Mahfouth ^a   Gunaid, Abdallah ^a   Khandekar, Rajiv ^b,c  

^a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Eye and Ear Health Care Muscat   (Oman)

Author keywords

Blindness; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; Low vision; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL DISORDER; YEMEN;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MACULAR EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VISION, LOW; YEMEN;

EID: 68249135142     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.53055     Document Type: Article

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