Article
[Diabetic retinopathy risk factors].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Apr 2008
Esteves Jorge, Laranjeira Andréia F, Roggia Murilo F, Dalpizol Melissa, Scocco Caio, Kramer Caroline K, Azevedo Mirela J, Canani Luís H
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) occurs in about 95% of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and in 60% of type 2 DM patients and it is the main cause of legal blindness in adult people. The aim of this manuscript was to review the main risk factors for DR. The major environmental risk factors are hyperglycemia, high blood pressure levels, and long-term duration of DM. However, not all patients will not develop...
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