Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Diabetic at National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology in Cairo

Abstract

n 2019, a total of 463 million people are estimated to be living with diabetes, representing 9.3% of the global adult population (20–79 years). This number is expected to increase to 578 million (10.2%) in 2030 and 700 million (10.9%) in 2045. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, accounting for around 90% of all diabetes worldwide. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is high and increasing across all regions worldwide. This increase is caused by population aging, economic development and increasing urbanization leading to more sedentary lifestyles and more consumption of unhealthy foods linked with obesity International diabetes federation (IDF) has identified Egypt as the ninth leading country in the world for number of patients with diabetes mellitus and expected to be the 7th in prevalence of diabetes mellitus globally of all adults aged 20-79 years old. According to the International diabetes Federation (IDF) there will be 16.9 million people with diabetes in Egypt in 2045. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common