purpose: to describe the prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy (dr) in adults aged 40-80 years in yazd province in 2011. methods: this is a population-based survey on 2,320 urban and rural residents of yazd province. random multi-stage cluster sampling was employed in the survey. diagnosis of diabetes was made upon past medical history and drug history or insulin injection and in ...

Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in developed countries due to macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). For both complications laser treatment may offer proven therapy: the Diabetic Retinopathy Study demonstrated that panretinal scatter photocoagulation reduces the risk of severe visual loss by >50% in eyes with high-risk characterist...

PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between the erythrocyte membrane fatty acid components and diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS The study was performed in 40 patients. Thirty of the 40 were type 2 diabetic patients classified into three groups according to Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Group (ETDRS) criteria: 10 with mild-moderate nonpro...

We assess the level of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in tear fluids and other serum parameters associated with diabetes in different degrees of diabetic retinopathy. We have performed a prospective, nonrandomized, observational study. Study population consisted of 16 healthy subjects (controls) and 32 type 2 diabetic patients: 16 affected by proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) a...

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to identify the pattern and distribution vitreoretinal (VR) diseases in Bali Mandara Eye Hospital
 Methods: A retrospective descriptive was conducted for study. We reviewed all medical records new patient diagnosed with VR diseases, from 1 January 31 December 2019. recorded measured demography, history systemic eye disease, symptoms onset, ophthal...

OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis reviews rates of progression of diabetic retinopathy to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and/or severe visual loss (SVL) and temporal trends. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This systematic literature review and meta-analysis of prospective studies assesses progression of retinopathy among diabetic patients without treatment for retinopathy at baseline. Studie...

PURPOSE To compare diagnostic effectiveness and sensitivity of the two methods of screening for diabetic retinopathy. METHODS Prospective analytic study comparing diabetic retinopathy grading obtained from clinical slit lamp biomicroscopy and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA). A total of 189 consecutive patients were examined in the ophthalmology department at Jordan University Hospital. ...

Background & Objective: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common microvascular complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults. Vitamin A (retinol) has a role in the mechanism of vision process and retinol binding protein-4 (RBP4), is a carrier of vitamin A, and as an adipokine may be associated with increased risk for insulin resistance a...