Prevalence and determinants of retinopathy in a cohort of Lebanese type II diabetic patients.

Objective: Our aim was to determine the prevalence and the risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a cohort of type II diabetic patients in Lebanon.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.

Participants: Five hundred consecutive patients with type II diabetes mellitus followed at the American University of Beirut Medical Center diabetes clinic were enrolled in the study.