Affiliations 

  • 1 Teoh Guan Hoe, FRCS (Edin). Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Yow Choi Sin, FRCS (Glasg). Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Ngan A, FRACP. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine. Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Anuar Zaini, MRCP (UK). Associate Professor, Department of Medicine. Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1983 Mar;38(1):77-9.
PMID: 6633344

Abstract

One hundred and forty-five diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic over a four week period were fully examined in an adjacent eye clinic. The fundi were examined with a Halogen light direct ophthalmoscope and the Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope after mydriasis to assess the presence of retinopathy. 44.1 percent of patients examined had Opbthalmoscopicaliy detectable retinopathy while 11 percent were found to have 'serious diabetic eye disease'. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in Malaysia is comparable to those of Western countries and Japan.
Study site: Diabetic clinic, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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