TableĀ 1

Categorisation of the different types of fundus pathology identified in 223 of the 528 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus*

Fundus pathologyNumber of patients (%)Number of patients with newly detected pathology (%)
Signs of DR75 (14.20)65 (86.67)
Signs of glaucoma63 (11.93)53 (84.13)
Signs of AMD57 (10.79)48 (84.21)
Sign of DR and glaucoma9 (1.70)6 (66.67)
Sign of DR and AMD6 (1.13)6 (100)
Sign of glaucoma and AMD2 (0.38)2 (100)
Sign of DR, glaucoma and AMD1 (0.19)1 (100)
Other pathology (including pathological myopia, retinal vessel occlusion, optic nerve atrophy, macular hole, etc)28 (5.30)9 (32.14)
  • *Some patients may have had more than one fundus pathology.

  • AMD, age-related macular degeneration; DR, diabetic retinopathy.