title: Association of diabetic maculopathy with diabetic nephropathy--a study.
abstract: A total number of 100 patients were examined over a period of one year to find out any correlation between diabetic maculopathy and diabetic nephropathy. Twenty-two belonged to insulin dependent diabetes mellitus group and 78 patients were in the non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus group who were suffering from diabetes over a period of 0-25 years and more. Another group comprising 6 patients were chosen from these 100 patients who were suffering from nephropathy diagnosed clinically and on pathological investigations. Background and proliferative--both types of diabetic retinopathy were found with increased incidence with the persistence of the disease in both types of diabetes mellitus. Nine patients had diabetic maculopathy, out of which 6 patients (66.66%) were suffering from diabetic nephropathy. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is more common in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus than in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus of more than 25 years of duration. Maculopathy is more common in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and there is strong correlation between diabetic maculopathy and diabetic nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, NRS Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata 700014.
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Subrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Sisir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Mukul Chandra
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Shankha Jyoti
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors