INFLUENCE OF LABORATORY TEST FINDINGS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disease characterized by abnormal insulin secretion, an elevated fasting plasma glucose level and a host of end-organ complications. Retinopathy, as well as nephropathy, are important causes of blindness and renal failure, in addition to complications related to diabetes mellitus. Like this work, we sought to establish a correlation between the presence of proteinuria and the severity of diabetic retinopathy, and possibly diabetic nephropathy. For the present article, we sought to address diabetic patients not treated ophthalmologically, as previously described in other studies. The severity of diabetic retinopathy appears to be associated with the presence of proteinuria and nephropathy, in addition to other risk factors such as disease duration, type of diabetes and poor metabolic control.
INFLUENCE OF LABORATORY TEST FINDINGS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.15935823100810
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Palavras-chave: Diabetes mellitus. Laboratory tests. Diabetic retinopathy.
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Keywords: Diabetes mellitus. Laboratory tests. Diabetic retinopathy.
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Abstract:
Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disease characterized by abnormal insulin secretion, an elevated fasting plasma glucose level and a host of end-organ complications. Retinopathy, as well as nephropathy, are important causes of blindness and renal failure, in addition to complications related to diabetes mellitus. Like this work, we sought to establish a correlation between the presence of proteinuria and the severity of diabetic retinopathy, and possibly diabetic nephropathy. For the present article, we sought to address diabetic patients not treated ophthalmologically, as previously described in other studies. The severity of diabetic retinopathy appears to be associated with the presence of proteinuria and nephropathy, in addition to other risk factors such as disease duration, type of diabetes and poor metabolic control.
- Erik Bernardes Moreira Alves
- Pedro Paulo de Faria Carneiro
- Ana Vitória Mascarenhas Sganzerla
- Michel Johnson Alves da Silva
- Luísa Emanuele Macedo
- Guilherme Silva e Sousa
- Maria Clara Afonso Ferreira
- Pollyana Alves Jaime
- Isabela Inêz Ribeiro Carrijo
- Carlos Antônio Carvalhaes Filho
- Cleiber Campos Mendes Filho
