Changes in the diabetic retinopathy epidemiology after 14 years in a population of Type 1 and 2 diabetic patients after the new diabetes mellitus diagnosis criteria and a more strict control of the patients

Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in diabetic patients in Tunisia, North Africa

“…21 Partial sight was recorded in 11.3-30% in African studies 5,6 and 10.1-39.3% in countries from North Africa and the Middle East. 7,9,10 A lower prevalence of partial sight was found in Europe (2.8-7.5%) 13,15,16 and in the Unites states (6.7-11%). 11,12 The frequency of visual impairment in Tunisian patients was not significantly different between the sexes, but it increased with increasing age.…”

“…11,12 Review of the literature shows that in Europe, the prevalence of blindness ranged from 1.1 to 7.5%. [13][14][15][16] In North African and the Middle East countries, the rate of blindness ranges between 5 and 15.7%. [7][8][9][10] In our study, 17.6% of patients had partial sight.…”

“…4 Numerous studies on the patterns of DR in various geographic regions have been published, showing similarities and distinct differences in the epidemiologic profile. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Data about the prevalence of visual impairment in diabetic population in North African region are scarce. The aim of our study was to identify prevalence and causes of blindness and partial sight in diabetic patients in a referral center in Tunisia, North Africa.…”

Evaluation of antidiabetic potential of selected traditional Chinese medicines in STZ-induced diabetic mice

“…Ye). et al, 2000), cardiopathy (Alan and Karin, 2009) and retinopathy (Romero-Aroca et al, 2009). Therefore, numerous therapies in diabetes have been developed to maintain the normal blood glucose level by means of ␣-glucosidase inhibitors (Ye et al, 2002), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) (Pitt et al, 2000;Kawata et al, 2006) and so on.…”

When should screening for diabetic retinopathy begin for children with type 1 diabetes?

“…However, the prevalence of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) has been slowly decreasing [1][2][3][4]. Recently, it has been reported that diabetes is no longer the leading cause of blindness in the working age population in the United Kingdom [5].…”