EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN RUSSIA OVER THE PERIOD 2013-2016

Publication date: 10 may 2018

Aston Health in conjunction with Endocrinology Research Center conducted an epidemiological study of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Russia. The objective of the research ordered by the Ministry of Health was to explore the incidence of DR in adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes over the period 2013-2016 using the data from the National Registry of Diabetes.

It was established that the number DR cases in adult patient population was increasing in the specified period. Also, the large regional variations could be pointed with respect to DR detection rate, which requires further investigation and may be indicative of different approaches to primary ophthalmology care in the regions.

The research was conducted by: D. Lipatov, O. Vikulova, A. Zheleznyakova, M. Isakov, E. Bessmertnaya, A. Tolkacheva, T. Chistyakov, M. Shestakova and I. Dedov

The National Registry of Diabetes is maintained by the Endocrinology Research Center; the technical support is provided by Aston Health using proprietary technology platform Quinta®. Aston is also responsible for registry user training.