Background: Anemia may be considered to be an independent risk factor for the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with renal failure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between blood hemoglobin level and retinopathy in diabetic patients with normal renal function tests.Methods: From 2009 to 2011, 1100 diabetic patients underwent retinal examination. Am...

Objective(s): Oxidative stress has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Juglans regia L. (JRL) leaf extract has hypoglycemic and antioxidative properties. This study aimed to determine the ameliorative effects of JRL against diabetic retinopathy. Materials and Methods: The DR rat model was generated by injection of streptozotocin (STZ). A subset of the diabetic rats ...

background: anemia may be considered to be an independent risk factor for the development of diabetic retinopathy (dr) in patients with renal failure. the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between blood hemoglobin level and retinopathy in diabetic patients with normal renal function tests.methods: from 2009 to 2011, 1100 diabetic patients underwent retinal examination. am...

OBJECTIVE: This research was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients who were unaware of their eye condition. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in a 12-month period on patients who were referred to Meybod Imam Sadegh Diabetes Center. 152 patients who had no eye complaint were selected. Pupil dilation was created by C...

background over the past few decades diabetes has emerged as an important non-communicable disease in subsaharan africa (ssa). sight loss from diabetic retinopathy (dr) can be prevented with screening and early treatment. the objective of this paper is to outline the required actions and considerations in the planning and development of dr screening services.   methods a multiple-case study app...

objective: this research was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (dr) in patients who were unaware of their eye condition. materials and methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in a 12-month period on patients who were referred to meybod imam sadegh diabetes center. 152 patients who had no eye complaint were selected. pupil dilation was created by cyc...

purpose: to describe the prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy (dr) in adults aged 40-80 years in yazd province in 2011. methods: this is a population-based survey on 2,320 urban and rural residents of yazd province. random multi-stage cluster sampling was employed in the survey. diagnosis of diabetes was made upon past medical history and drug history or insulin injection and in ...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an eye disease caused by disease, diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication that occurs in people with diabetes that causes abnormalities in the retina and can both cause blindness. This study was conducted to build an application that can automatically classify Diabetic Retinopathy in accordance with level, ie normal, non-proliferate diabe...

background: to extract utility values of diabetic retinopathy on a perfect health and perfect vision scales for iranians with both types diabetes. methods: in this investigation, 150 untreated patients with diabetic retinopathy consecutively were examined and interviewed in farabi eye hospital, tehran, iran, a tertiary referral center in the iranian health care system. utility values based on p...