DR. MOAZZAM PARVEZ

Dr.ASIM KUMAR GHOSH, Dr. MD. PARVEZ ALAM, Dr.PURBAN GANGULY

Abstract

Macular Edema and Proliferative diabetic retinopathy are affect visual acquity in a patient of Diabetes Melllitus.

Hyperlipidaemia has been found in several studies to be associated with the development and severity of diabetic retinopathy.We aim to evaluate whether oral 200mg fenofibrate administration can prevent the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy ,reduce the requirement of laser administration in patients with diabetic retinopathy. By systematic random sampling patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus who were in the age group of 50-70 years and attended the internal medicine outpatients department under unit II during the study period were recruited. A total of 1054 patients were selected of whom 554 were randomly recruited in the fenofibrate group and 500 were recruited in the placebo group with ETDRS grading.

Oral fenofibrate supplementation may be beneficial in preventing the progression of diabetic retinopathy.

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