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SUBMITTER: Assem AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7672967 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Assem Abel Sinshaw AS Tegegne Mebratu Mulusew MM Alemu Destaye Shiferaw DS Woredekal Asamere Tsegaw AT Tefera Tsehay Kassa TK
BMC ophthalmology 20201118 1
<h4>Background</h4>Routine eye examination plays a vital role in detecting diabetic retinopathy in its earliest stage before the onset of blindness. Patients' knowledge about the nature and the consequences of diabetic retinopathy and routine eye checkup helps for timely identification and early treatment. However, there is limited evidence on knowledge of patients with diabetes mellitus on diabetic retinopathy and their eye check-up practices in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess kno ...[more]