Diabetic retinopathy: global prevalence, major risk factors, screening practices and public health challenges: a review

DSW Ting, GCM Cheung… - Clinical & experimental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision loss in middle‐aged and elderly
people globally. Early detection and prompt treatment allow prevention of diabetes‐related …

Role of C‐reactive protein in diabetic inflammation

J Stanimirovic, J Radovanovic, K Banjac… - Mediators of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Even though type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a worldwide chronic health issue
that affects about 462 million people, specific underlying determinants of insulin resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema and related vision loss

R Lee, TY Wong, C Sabanayagam - Eye and vision, 2015 - Springer
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision-loss globally. Of an estimated 285
million people with diabetes mellitus worldwide, approximately one third have signs of DR …

Current epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema

J Ding, TY Wong - Current diabetes reports, 2012 - Springer
With increasing global prevalence of diabetes, diabetic retinopathy (DR) is set to be the
principle cause of vision impairment in many countries. DR affects a third of people with …

Update on animal models of diabetic retinopathy: from molecular approaches to mice and higher mammals

R Robinson, VA Barathi, SS Chaurasia… - Disease models & …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes and
one of the major causes of blindness worldwide. The pathogenesis of DR has been …

[PDF][PDF] Associations between diabetic retinopathy and systemic risk factors

N Wat, RLM Wong, IYH Wong - Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2016 - hkmj.org
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a systemic disease with complications that include sight-
threatening diabetic retinopathy. It is essential to understand the risk factors of diabetic …

Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy in China: a multi-hospital-based cross-sectional study

G Zhang, H Chen, W Chen, M Zhang - British Journal of …, 2017 - bjo.bmj.com
Purpose To determine the prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) and sight-
threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) in a multi-hospital-based DR screening programme …

The role of microglia in diabetic retinopathy

JG Grigsby, SM Cardona, CE Pouw… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing evidence that chronic inflammation plays a role in both the development
and progression of diabetic retinopathy. There is also evidence that molecules produced as …

The association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, mean platelet volume, and platelet distribution width with diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy: a meta-analysis

J Liu, X Liu, Y Li, J Quan, S Wei, S An… - Bioscience …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation of neutrophil to lymphocyte
ratio (NLR), mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet distribution width (PDW) with diabetic …

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a quick and reliable predictive marker to diagnose the severity of diabetic retinopathy

SM Ulu, M Dogan, A Ahsen, A Altug… - Diabetes technology …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common complication and cause of visual
impairment in diabetes patients. The pathogenesis is not fully understood, but several …