Abstract

India is emerging as diabetic capital of world as 2nd most affected country in the world. Common microvascular complications are neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy. It is most common cause of preventable blindness all over the world. Hence has been included in VISION 2020. Global prevalence of DR was found to be 22.27%. In India the incidence and prevalence of diabetes and thereby DR is increasing exponentially in urban as well as rural population and involves population from all socioeconomic strata. The present study was undertaken to study the clinical profile of DR in known diabetics. It aimed to know the various factors affecting progression and pathogenesis of DR, to grade the DR, to know the complications and visual morbidity due to DR in our institution