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Diabetic retinopathy is the principal cause of irreversible blindness in patients of working age in the industrialized world (1,2). For some types of retinopathy (e.g., proliferative disease), effective treatment in the form of laser photocoagulation has been available for more than 20 years, but many patients seek help too late when treatment is no ...
Ronald Klein +2 more
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Prevalence of visual impairment and severity of diabetic retinopathy in various ethnic groups in the UK [PDF]
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of visual impairment (VI) in the working population. Minor ethnic groups are at increased risk of diabetes.
Gupta, Bhaskar
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Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy may cause visual loss when associated with macular edema or macular ischemia (secondary to retinal capillary nonperfusion). Proliferative diabetic retinopathy may cause severe visual loss if complicated by vitreous hemorrhage or traction detachment of the macula.
K A, Neely +4 more
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Introduction Apolipoprotein A1 are antiatherogenic in blood serum and have an anti-inflammatory while Apolipoprotein B describes a protein structure that is potentially atherogenic..
shabrina hanifah +4 more
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Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of loss of vision in the United States. Results of recent population-based studies and randomized controlled clinical trials suggest that glycemic control can lower the incidence and prevent the progression of retinopathy and loss of vision associated with diabetes.
A D, Penman, M M, Engelgau
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Aims/Introduction. To investigate whether the occurrence of early worsening of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes diagnosed with simple or preproliferative diabetic retinopathy at their first visit differed according to HbA1c reduction
Sayaka Wakabayashi Sugawa +6 more
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Vessel identification in diabetic retinopathy [PDF]
Diabetic retinopathy is the single largest cause of sight loss and blindness in 18 to 65 year olds. Screening programs for the estimated one to six per- cent of the diabetic population have been demonstrated to be cost and sight saving, howeverthere are ...
Teng, Thomas Bart
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Comparison of two reference standards in validating two field mydriatic digital photography as a method of screening for diabetic retinopathy [PDF]
AIM: To compare two reference standards when evaluating a method of screening for referable diabetic retinopathy. METHOD: Clinics at Oxford and Norwich Hospitals were used in a two centre prospective study of 239 people with diabetes receiving an ...
Downes, S +6 more
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Introduction To evaluate the effects of intravitreal aflibercept injection on retinal nonperfusion in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) using ultrawide field (UWF) fluorescein angiography (FA).Research design and methods Thirty-eight eyes of 38 ...
Young Hee Yoon +2 more
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Home Health Care Intervention for Diabetic Retinopathy Patients and their Caregivers to Improve Patients` Quality of Life [PDF]
The aim of this study was to evaluate home health care intervention for diabetic retinopathy patients and their caregivers to improve patients` quality of life. Design: A quasi- experimental design was utilized.
Hanaa Abd El-Gawad Abd El-Megeed +2 more
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