Diabetic retinal neurodegeneration as a form of diabetic retinopathy

• Published in: International ophthalmology Vol. 41; no. 9; pp. 3223 - 3248
• Main Authors: Soni, Deepak, Sagar, Pradeep, Takkar, Brijesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.09.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Amacrine cells; Animal models; Bipolar cells; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic neuropathy; Diabetic retinopathy; Evaluation; Eye (anatomy); Literature reviews; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurodegeneration; Neuroprotection; Ophthalmology; Oxidative stress; Photoreceptors; Retina; Retinal cells; Retinal ganglion cells; Retinopathy; Review; Structure-function relationships; Vascular diseases; Diabetic retinal neurodegeneration; Diabetic retinopathy; Diabetic neuropathy; Microvascular complications of diabetes; Diabetes mellitus

Purpose To review the evidence supporting diabetic retinal neurodegeneration (DRN) as a form of diabetic retinopathy. Method Review of literature. Results DRN is recognized to be a part of retinopathy in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), in addition to the well-established diabetic retinal vascu...