BACKGROUND We investigated clinical course and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS A total of 759 patients with T2DM without DR were included from January 2001 to December 2004. Retinopathy evaluation was performed at least annually by ophthalmologists. The severity of the DR was classified into five categories according to the ...

The most common disease that is found among people across the world Diabetes and it predicted to increase more in upcoming years by World Health Organization (WHO). People who are diabetic for a longer period likely have Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), an eye which can lead blindness this cannot be reversed. One of severe stage problems DR Retinal Neovascularization (RN), i.e., outburst retinal bloo...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are leading causes of blindness in the working-aged population of most developed countries. The increasing number of persons with diabetes worldwide suggests that DR/DME will continue to be major contributors to vision loss and associated functional impairment for years to come. Early detection of retinopathy in persons with diabetes is...

Background/aim—Laminin, a major specific non-collagenous glycoprotein of basement membrane, has been proposed as an index of diabetic retinopathy and high serum concentrations have been reported in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. On the other hand, panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) prevents the progression of severe diabetic retinopathy and reverses preretinal neovascularisati...

diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of type ii diabetes mellitus and carries with it the threat of blindness. accurate information regarding the incidence of diabetic retinopathy and associated risk factors is important in the prevention of its development and of the visual impairment caused by this complication. this study was designed to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopa...

OBJECTIVE To determine the acceptance of retinal screening, Laser uptake and subsequent follow-up in diabetic patients attending the Diabetes Centre of Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP), Karachi. STUDY DESIGN Observational case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Diabetic Centre of Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP), Karachi, from January 2011 to December 2012. METHODOLOGY All th...

OBJECTIVE To find the associations between diabetic retinopathy and age at diagnosis, C-peptide level and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level in Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS 3100 hospitalized type 2 diabetic patients in Peking University People's Hospital were included in this retrospective study. Their medical history and the laboratory data were collected. All the patients ...

Diabetes or Mellitus (DM) is the upset that happens due to high glucose level within body. With passage of time, this polygenic disease creates eye deficiency referred as Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) which can cause a major loss vision. The symptoms typically originate retinal space square in form enlarged veins, liquid dribble, exudates, haemorrhages and small scale aneurysms. In current therapeu...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Growth factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). IGF-1 is known to trigger a critical cascade of molecular events that initiate retinal angiogenesis. Increased vitreous IGF-1 levels have been correlated with the severity of ischemia-associated diabetic retinal neovascularization. In the present study, a cytosine-adenine (CA)(n) repeat in the ...

This study presents a new method for screening Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), is the leading ophthalmic pathological cause of blindness among people of working age in developed countries. The first manifestations of DR are tiny capillary dilations known as Microaneurysms (MA) and Exudates. It may provide an early indication of the risk of the Type –I Diabetes. The various features of the images of ...