In this study, we investigated pRNFL thickness, peripapillary VD, and their ratio in T2DM patients without clinical DR to understand the relationship between DRN and microvascular impairment in more detail, and found that pRNFL thickness and VD were significantly reduced in the DM group, and the RNFL/VD ratio was significantly […]
Retinopathy
Growing Prevalence Of Diabetic Retinopathy Observed Among Medicare Beneficiaries
The prevalence of diabetic macular edema or vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR) increased among Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service beneficiaries 65 years and older over a 10-year period (2009 – 2018), according to new findings. By 2018, 1 in 25 beneficiaries with diabetes had vision threatening disease, with additional findings on documented […]
Urinary Albumin to Creatinine Ratio to Predict Diabetic Retinopathy: The Eyes Have It!
Introduction The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has provided a push in the search for alternative screening methods to replace annual fundoscopic examination of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to detect diabetic retinopathy (DR). Materials and methods This retrospective study was conducted using the data of T2DM patients […]
Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Introduction Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common chronic complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). DR is characterized by gradually progressive alterations in the retinal microvasculature, leading to areas of retinal non-perfusion, increased vascular permeability, and pathologic intraocular proliferation of retinal vessels. The complications are associated with macular edema, […]