[Diabetic retinopathy in newly diagnosed patients with type II diabetes mellitus].

Purpose: To report the prevalence of the diabetic retinopathy in newly diagnosed patients with type II diabetes mellitus and to evaluate the association between the retinopathy and different clinical variables.

Method: A prospective study including all the newly diagnosed patients with type II diabetes mellitus between January 2001-March 2002 in the evidence of the Diabetes Center from Cluj has been conducted. The fundus appearance, age, sex, incidence of arterial hypertension and the diabetes therapy (diet alone, oral drugs, insulin) have been evaluated.