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- ItemOpen AccessAwareness of diabetic retinopathy among diabetics in the Cape Town Metropole(2014) Joubert, Francois; Cockburn, NicoleObjective: To investigate the awareness of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among diabetics in the Cape Town Metropole by assessing: - Whether diabetics know that diabetes can affect their eyes. - Whether the awareness of DR differs according to subtype of diabetes, place of treatment (private versus public sector), level of education and socio-economic status. - Knowledge of systemic risk factors for developing DR. - Knowledge of treatment of DR. A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted as part of the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) survey undertaken in 2010