This document contains an 11-question survey about diabetes and diabetic retinopathy for medical professionals. It collects information on their experience, knowledge, and practices related to screening, detecting, educating patients on, and managing diabetic retinopathy. The questions cover topics like how often professionals see diabetic patients, the relationship between diabetes and retinopathy, screening guidelines, risk factors, detection methods, retinal changes, treatment options, patient education, and referral practices.

1. Questionnaire
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Please select one best option for each question
1.How often do you see patients with diabetes in your practice?
a. <10/day
b. 10-20/day
c. 20-30/day
d. >40/day
2.Do you agree with the statement that "a diabetic patient can develop blinding ocular
complications related to diabetes?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Not sure
3.How often should a person with diabetes mellitus undergo an eye examination?
a. Once a year
b. Once in two years
c .Needed only if patient has blurred vision
d. Not sure
4.Which of the following measures help in delaying onset/progression of diabetic retinopathy?

2. a. Blood glucose control
b. Blood pressure control
c. Lipid control
d. All of above
5.What is the most desirable way to assess if a patient has diabetic retinopathy or not?
a. Assessment of visual acuity
b. Torch light examination
c. Fundus examination with undilated pupil
d. Fundus examination with dilated pupil
6.What are the retinal changes seen in diabetic retinopathy?
a. Haemorrhages
b. Exudates
Pp
d. All of above
7.Do you agree with the statement " To salvage vision , diabetic retinoptahy has to be detected in
early stages"
a. Yes
b. No
c. Not sure
8.How can diabetic retinopathy be treated?
a. Using lasers
b. Using intraocular injections
c. Retinal Surgery
d. All of above
9.Do you educate your patients about possible diabetic retinoptahy?

3. a. Always
b. Sometimes
c. Once in a while
d. Never
10.How do you manage diabetic retinopathy in your patients?
a. I perform fundus examination myself and then refer patient to ophthalmologist
b. I directly refer all patients to ophthalmologist
c. I neither examine myself, nor do I refer to ophthalmologist
11.Are you aware that services for treating diabetic retinopathy are available at Liberia Eye
Centre, JFKMC, Monrovia?
a.Yes
b.No