Screening for diabetic retinopathy planned in Kyrgyzstan

Published date01 February 2023
Publication titleCentral Asian News Services

Screening for diabetic retinopathy is planned in Kyrgyzstan, Deputy Minister of Health Ulan Sadykov said.

More than 74,000 patients with diabetes are registered in the country.

"One type of diabetes mellitus leads to diabetic retinopathy if the disease is not prevented. For this reason we plan to conduct screening of citizens, but this would require a special equipment," the...

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