Diabetic Retinopathy Is a Predictor of Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mansi Gupta Indu Ramachandra Rao Shankar Prasad Nagaraju Sulatha V Bhandary Jayanti Gupta Ganesh T C Babu

Published in: International journal of nephrology (2022)

Our study suggests that presence of DR is a strong predictor of risk of kidney disease progression in DKD patients. Furthermore, the risk of DKD progression increases with DR severity. Screening for retinal vascular changes could potentially help in prognostication and risk-stratification of patients with DKD.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
type diabetes
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
editorial comment
patient reported outcomes