Prevalence of visual impairment and associated risk factors in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus: Sankara Nethralaya diabetic retinopathy epidemiology and molecular genetics study (SN-DREAMS, report 16)

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-134

  Rani, Padmaja Kumari ^a   Raman, Rajiv ^a   Gella, Laxmi ^b   Kulothungan, Vaitheeswaran ^c   Sharma, Tarun ^a  

^a SANKARA NETHRALAYA   (India)

^b Elite School of Optometry   (India)

^c Department of Preventive Ophthalmology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes Mellitus; Prevalence; Risk factors; Visual Impairment

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; INSULIN;

AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MACROALBUMINURIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; MYOPIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 84856372233     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.92129     Document Type: Article

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