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Epidemiologia e diferenças regionais da retinopatia diabética em Pernambuco, Brasil

2008; Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia; Volume: 71; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0004-27492008000200008

1678-2925

Paulo Escarião, Tiago Eugênio Faria e Arantes, Natanael Cavalcanti Figueiroa Filho, Ricardo de Deus Urtiga, Telma Lúcia Tabosa Florêncio, Ana Lúcia de Andrade Lima Arcoverde,

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies

To evaluate the prevalence and severity of diabetic retinopathy among patients cared for in a screening program in Pernambuco, Brazil, comparing regional differences between urban and rural zones.The charts of 2,223 diabetic patients (1,568 females and 655 males; mean age 59.3 +/- 12.0 years; mean duration of diabetes 8.1 +/- 6.3 years) that took part in a screening program for diabetic retinopathy at Altino Ventura Foundation from June 2004 to June 2005 were reviewed for the presence of the disease. Patients were divided into two groups: group I, patients living in Recife and the metropolitan area; group II, patients living in the interior of Pernambuco state.In group I, 477 (24.2%) patients had diabetic retinophathy, while in group II, 89 (39.4%) patients (p<0.0001). The frequency of proliferative diabetic retinophathy, macular edema, vitreous hemorrhage and retinal detachment was higher in group II patients (p<0.05).Patients living in the interior of Pernambuco state have a higher incidence of diabetic retinophathy and the advanced forms than patients living in Recife and the metropolitan area when examined in a screening program for diabetic retinopathy at the Altino Ventura Foundation. Telemedicine and descentralization actions are recommended for improvement of screening quality in patients living in the interior of Pernambuco state.