James Muecke|Henry Newland|Philip Ryan|Emmae Ramsay|Mya Aung|San Hlaing Myint|Rahim Esmailzadeh|Bogna Zborowska|Dinesh Selva
Awareness of diabetic eye disease among general practitioners and diabetic patients in Yangon, Myanmar
Institute of Ophthalmology|Institute of Ophthalmology|University of Adelaide|University of Adelaide|Institute of Ophthalmology|Institute of Ophthalmology|Institute of Ophthalmology
diabetes increasing problem myanmar three million people affected data awareness diabetic retinopathy among general practitioners gps diabetic population myanmar study aims evaluate awareness diabetesrelated eye disease among gps diabetic patients yangon myanmara crosssectional surveyfrom myanmar medical association registry 978 practicing gps yangon 200 randomly selected structured questionnaire sent gp asked give separate questionnaire first five diabetic patients attended practiceone hundred gps 480 patients returned questionnaires although 99 gps aware diabetes could result loss vision 49 never examined fundi diabetic patients diabetic patients 86 aware diabetes could damage eyesight although 92 realized visit ophthalmologist regularly 57 seen ophthalmologist patients never attended school less likely visit ophthalmologist tertiary education odds ratio 024 95 confidence interval 009 066 patients diabetes less 2 years less likely visit ophthalmologist diabetes 10 years odds ratio 021 95 confidence interval 09 044 association age gender work status likelihood seen ophthalmologistalthough gps diabetic patients aware need regular fundal screening half patients screened exists need programmes myanmar induce behavioural change diabetic patients regards screening examinations