ObjectiveTo investigate the current status of visual disability in people with opportunistic diabetes based on the physical examination center, and explore its related factors. MethodsPeople who went to West China Hospital of Sichuan University (West China Hospital district and Wenjiang hospital district) for physical examination between January 2019 and March 2020 were selected. The subjects were those who had a history of diabetes or fasting blood glucose≥7 mmol/L or glycosylated hemoglobin≥6.5%. They were divided into two groups according to visual acuity. The physical examinees with low vision were the observation group, and the physical examinees with normal vision were the control group (the number of cases was twice that of the observation group). The relevant data of the two groups were observed and compared, and the risk factors of low vision were analyzed by logistic regression. ResultsA total of 1 636 physical examinees with diabetes were included. There were 158 cases in the observation group and 316 cases in the control group. 158 cases (203 eyes) had low vision, and the incidence was 6.20% (203/3272). The main diseases leading to low vision were cataract (92 cases, 58.23%), high myopia (32 cases, 20.25%) and diabetes retinopathy (20 cases, 12.66%). Logistic regression analysis showed that the independent risk factors for low vision were age of diabetes patients, diabetes retinopathy, systolic blood pressure and glycosylated hemoglobin. ConclusionsThe incidence of low vision in diabetes population based on physical examination centers in Chengdu is low. Visual acuity examination should be strengthened for diabetes patients, especially the elderly, with diabetes retinopathy, high systolic blood pressure and glycosylated hemoglobin. Early effective prevention and treatment can reduce the damage to vision caused by diabetes.