Journal Reviews

Inflammation and microvascular changes in diabetic retinopathy

1 February 2022 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Aqueous flare, diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinal neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, intraocular inflammation, neuroinflammation

Studies have shown that neurodegeneration and inflammation in the retina start early in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and can be present before the latter is clinically evident. The aim of this retrospective review of 99 diabetic patients was to evaluate retinal...

Retinal ganglion cell loss in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy

1 October 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, neuronal damage, optical coherence tomography, retinal ganglion cell

The aim of this observational case control study was to evaluate the association of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR) with retinal ganglion cell loss. Cases were Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes with and without DR, aged 40-80 years. Eligible...

Risk factors for NTG in a young Korean population

1 April 2015 | | Glaucoma | diabetes mellitus, myopia, open-angle glaucoma, risk factor, young adult

Previously known ocular and systemic risk factors for normal tension glaucoma (NTG) include myopia, peripapillary atrophy, disc haemorrhage, migraine, obstructive sleep apnoea, thyroid disease and cerebral infarction. However, most NTG risk factor studies have examined patients aged 40 years and...