Characterization of the visually impaired patients with diabetes mellitus in Japan.
Yuka SugiharaYoshihiro TakamuraYutaka YamadaMasakazu MoriokaMakoto GozawaKumiko KatoTakao HiranoFumiko MuraoMiho ShimizuSentaro KusuharaTomoya MurakamiYuki TakenakaNaoko OkabeTatsuya JujoHiroto TerasakiDaisuke NagasatoZhenyu DongShigeo YoshidaShuntaro OguraKanako YasudaGaku IshigookaOsamu SawadaFumiaki HigashijimaMasaru InataniPublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2024)
In Japan, blind patients with diabetes mellitus are characterized by severe conditions such as neovascular glaucoma and progressive proliferative diabetic retinopathy upon their initial visit to an advanced care facility. These results highlight the importance of monitoring retinopathy through regular ophthalmological examinations, internal medicine, and appropriate therapeutic intervention.