Correlation of Albuminuria and Diabetic Retinopathy in Type-II Diabetes Mellitus Patients.

Background: Diabetic ocular disease is a leading cause of blindness today. The most common microvascular complications of diabetes are diabetic retinopathy and diabetic nephropathy. Multiple risk factors like the duration of the disease, age of the patient, high blood pressure, pregnancy, blood glucose control, and nephropathy have been studied to be associated with the development and progression of diabetic microangiopathy.