Socio-demographic variable Frequency (Percentage %)
Sex M F - 23 (54.8) 19 (45.2)
Mean Age Years (S.D) Range 62.8 (11.5) 38-84
Mean Duration of diabetes Years (S.D) Range 17.43 (10.2) 1-43
Type of diabetes Type 1 Type 2 - 5 (11.9) 37 (88.1)
Treatment Change in last 6 months Y N - 18 (19.0) 34 (81.0)
Type of appointment First Visit Follow up - 5 (11.9) 37 (88.1)
Initial Referral Hospital diabetic clinic Optometrist General Practitioner General Ophthalmological clinic Other - 21 (50.0) 11 (26.2) 8 (19.0) 1 (2.4) 1 (2.4)
Maculopathy Y N - 29 (69.0) 13 (31.0)
Retinopathy Type (number) Background Preproliferative Proliferative - 27 2 12
Patients with known renal impairment Y N - 5 (14.3) 37 (85.7)
Known hypertensive and on treatment Y N - 34 (81.0) 8 (19.0)
Table 1: Demographic information of sample.