Mengesha Addisu Y
Gaborone City Council Health department, Gaborone, Botswana.
Trop Doct. 2006 Apr;36(2):109-11. doi: 10.1258/004947506776593576.
This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the spectrum and prevalence of eye disorders among diabetes mellitus (DM) patients in Gaborone, Botswana. All DM patients who attended Gaborone City Council (GCC) health facilities underwent eye examination at the specialist eye clinic. All of the study participants were interviewed using questionnaires and underwent laboratory investigations. A total of 401 DM patients participated in the study. About 60 % never had an eye examination before. Refractive error (29.2%) was the most prevalent followed by cataract (20.2%), retinopathy (9.2%), pterygeum (6.7%), glaucoma (2.5%) and keratopathy (0.7%). The study showed that DM patients are affected by many eye disorders other than diabetic retinopathy and regular eye examination should be part of diabetic care.
这项横断面研究旨在确定博茨瓦纳哈博罗内糖尿病（DM）患者眼部疾病的范围和患病率。所有前往哈博罗内市议会（GCC）医疗机构就诊的DM患者均在专业眼科诊所接受了眼部检查。所有研究参与者均通过问卷调查进行访谈，并接受实验室检查。共有401名DM患者参与了该研究。约60%的患者此前从未进行过眼部检查。屈光不正（29.2%）最为常见，其次是白内障（20.2%）、视网膜病变（9.2%）、翼状胬肉（6.7%）、青光眼（2.5%）和角膜病变（0.7%）。该研究表明，DM患者除糖尿病视网膜病变外还受多种眼部疾病影响，定期眼部检查应成为糖尿病护理的一部分。
