BACKGROUND Although diabetic retinopathy (DR) is considered to be a major cause of blindness, this is the first meta-analysis to investigate the pooled prevalence of DR in mainland China. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We conducted a search of all English reports on population-based studies for the prevalence of DR using Medline, EMbase, Web of Science, Google (scholar), and all Chinese repor...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the roles of plasma cytokines in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and their relationship with the severity of DR. METHODS This study included 59 diabetic patients and 19 non-diabetic controls. The plasma concentrations of endothelial growth factor (EGF), eotaxin, fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2), Flt-3 ligand (Flt-3L), fractalkine, granulocyte colony-sti...

Aim. To investigate whether body mass index (BMI) independently or in correlation with other risk factors is associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression. Methods. The study included 176 patients with type 1 diabetes divided into three groups according to DR status: group 1 (no retinopathy; n = 86), group 2 (mild/moderate nonproliferative DR; n = 33), and group 3 (severe/very severe NP...

Among grownup people Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the primary cause of vision loss. Having diabetes for a prolonged period leads to DR in every four out five cases. If this detected early, more than 90 percent new cases can be prevented from turning into blindness through proper treatment. Even though we have multiple treatment procedures that are capable deal with DR, negligence and failure ea...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a significant cause of global blindness; a major cause of blindness in the world.There is emerging evidence that retinopathy is initiated and propagated by inflammation and angiogenesis. Increased cytokines and growth factors, in conjunction with redox stress, contribute to the development and progression of DR of abnormalities of endothelial cells and pericytes in DR.

OBJECTIVES The prevalence rate of diabetes is probably higher in Hispanics than in Caucasians, although there is controversy about differences in the risk of diabetic retinopathy. The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence rates of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in a population-based study of Hispanics aged > or = 40 years. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Proyecto VER is a random ...

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) was the fifth most prevalent cause of preventable blindness and thefifth common moderate to severe vision impairment between 1990 ̶̶ 2010. [1] Over one-third worlds 285 million diabetics have indications DR, a third these vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR), which is defined as non-proliferative DR or proliferative (PDR) presence macular edema (DME)[2]. DM...

Research Objective: assessment of the degree progression diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients who have had a coronavirus infection. Methods. A retrospective and prospective analysis severity DR was performed 84 with type 2 diabetes mellitus underwent COVID-19. Based on comparative dynamics disease during pandemic (2020-2021) pre-pandemic period (2018-2019). Results. In persons COVID-19, stages...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a significant public health burden in India. Focus on and its complications important to prevent mortality morbidity due this disease. Lack of awareness one the main barrier for detection DM complications. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) most common complication which causes blindness visual impairment. The purpose study was assess knowledge attitude diabetic patients toward...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the US prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS Prevalence data from the New Jersey 725 and Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy were used to estimate the prevalence of DR by age, gender, and race among persons 18 years and older having type 1 DM diagnosed before age 30 years. Severity of DR was de...