Yara Magdy Taha Mohammed <br/><br/>
Role of family physician in screening of diabetic retinopathy /  
 دور طبيب العائلة في مسح إعتلال الشبكية السكري 
Yara Magdy Taha Mohammed ; Supervised Mayssa Ibrahim Ali , Hala Mohammed Elmofty , Marwa Mostafa Saed 
 - Cairo :   Yara Magdy Taha Mohammed ,   2012 
 - 147 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Family Medicine 
<br/><br/> Diabetic retinopathy is a sight-threatening microvascular complication of diabetes. The family physician is responsible for increase health awareness for diabetic patients about prevention and early detection of diabetic retinopathy for proper management and follow-up. The objectives of this study were to assess the awareness of diabetic patients about the screening for diabetic retinopathy and to identify the factors associated with the attendance and non-attendance of patients for diabetic retinopathy screening 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Awareness Diabetic retinopathy Fundus examination