Diabet. Med. 30, 399–412 (2013) Abstract Aim To summarize findings from studies reporting
the prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic maculopathy in African …

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa faces an epidemic of diabetes. Diabetes causes
significant morbidity including visual loss from diabetic retinopathy, which is largely …

Background/aims There are few published data on the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in
sub-Saharan Africa. We report the prevalence of all grades of retinopathy and associations …

Background: With the increase in the prevalence of diabetes, rural optometric clinics stand to
increase their patient load and assessment of diabetic eye disease. This study aimed to …

Abstract Background and aims. In South Africa diabetes makes a significant contribution to
the burden of disease. Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of adult blindness, and …

Objective. To investigate the level of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients
attending the University of Gondar Hospital (UGH) Diabetic Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia …

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence and associated risk factors for diabetic retinopathy
(DR) within a multiethnic population at presentation to a diabetes clinic in South Africa …

Wnt signaling is essential for axon wiring throughout the development of the nervous system
in vertebrates and invertebrates. In rodents, Wnts are expressed in gradients that span the …

Objective: To review the epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Africa and discuss the
various methods of screening for the disease. Methods: Review of the peer-reviewed articles …

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of the diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening with digital
camera by endocrinologists with that by specialist and resident ophthalmologists in terms of …