Diabetic Retinopathy in the Context of Patients with Diabetes

• Published in: Ophthalmic research Vol. 62; no. 4; p. 211
• Main Authors: Simó-Servat, Olga, Hernández, Cristina, Simó, Rafael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetic Retinopathy - diagnosis; Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology; Diabetic Retinopathy - etiology; Disease Progression; Global Health; Humans; Morbidity - trends; Retina - diagnostic imaging; Risk Factors; Visual Acuity; Genetic heritability; Diabetic retinopathy; Micro- and macrovascular complications; Glycemic variability; Neurodegeneration; Cognitive impairment

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most frequent complication of diabetes. The main risk factors are disease duration, a poor glycemic control, and the presence of hypertension. However, there is an important variation in risk which indicates that other factors, such as genetic heritability or glycemi...