Diabetic Retenopathy Management - A Case Study

Authors

  • Gouri Sakre Karnataka State Rural Development & Panchayat Raj University , Gadag, 582101, Karnataka, India. Author
  • K Suresh Public Health Consultant Bengaluru and Visiting Professor- MPH. KSRDPRU Gadag, Karnataka, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JORRR/2021(2)113

Keywords:

Diabetes, Diabetic retinopathy, Photocoagulation, Vitreo-retinal surgery

Abstract

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated 463 million people in the age group of 20-79 years to have had diabetes in 2019 worldwide and of them 77 million in India [1,2]. The prevalence of diabetes in India has remained at 11.8% in the last four years, according to the National Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Survey [2]. The rise in diabetes prevalence is a global public health issues, as IDF estimates India to have more than 100 million people with type 2 diabetes mellitus by 2030 [3].

Author Biographies

  • Gouri Sakre, Karnataka State Rural Development & Panchayat Raj University , Gadag, 582101, Karnataka, India.

    Gouri Sakre, BHMS, (MPH), Karnataka State Rural Development & Panchayat Raj University , Gadag, 582101, Karnataka, India.

  • K Suresh, Public Health Consultant Bengaluru and Visiting Professor- MPH. KSRDPRU Gadag, Karnataka, India

    K Suresh, Public Health Consultant Bengaluru and Visiting Professor- MPH. KSRDPRU Gadag, Karnataka, India

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Published

2021-05-27

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Volume 2 Issue 2

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